Abstract—This paper analyzes welfare-state determinants of individual attitudes toward immigrants—within and across countries—and their interaction with labor market drivers of preferences. We consider two mechanisms through which a redistributive welfare system might adjust as a result of immigration. Under the first model, immigration has a larger impact on high-income individuals, while under the second one low income individuals are those most affected. Individual attitudes are consistent with the first welfare-state model and with labor market determinants. In countries where immigration is unskilled, income is negatively correlated with pro-immigration preferences, while skill is positively correlated with them. These relationships are reversed in economies characterized by skilled migration.
Does the Welfare State Affect Individual Attitudes toward Immigrants ? Evidence across Countries / G. Facchini, A.M. Mayda. - In: THE REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS. - ISSN 0034-6535. - 91:2(2009 May), pp. 295-314.
Does the Welfare State Affect Individual Attitudes toward Immigrants ? Evidence across Countries
G. FacchiniPrimo
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2009
Abstract
Abstract—This paper analyzes welfare-state determinants of individual attitudes toward immigrants—within and across countries—and their interaction with labor market drivers of preferences. We consider two mechanisms through which a redistributive welfare system might adjust as a result of immigration. Under the first model, immigration has a larger impact on high-income individuals, while under the second one low income individuals are those most affected. Individual attitudes are consistent with the first welfare-state model and with labor market determinants. In countries where immigration is unskilled, income is negatively correlated with pro-immigration preferences, while skill is positively correlated with them. These relationships are reversed in economies characterized by skilled migration.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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