TY - JOUR
T1 - Skill of the immigrants and vote of the natives
T2 - Immigration and nationalism in European elections 2007-2016
AU - Moriconi, Simone
AU - Peri, Giovanni
AU - Turati, Riccardo
PY - 2022/1
Y1 - 2022/1
N2 - We analyze the impact of local immigration on natives' preferences for "nationalism'' as measured in parties' programs by the Manifesto Project Database in European election data between 2007 and 2016. Using a 2SLS strategy with a shift-share IV based on immigrant shares by origin in 2005 and inflows by education-origin groups, we estimate that larger inflows of highly-educated immigrants were associated with a decrease in the "nationalistic'' vote of natives, while less-educated immigrants produced an opposite-direction shift towards nationalistic parties. The aggregate results derive from individual shifts toward nationalism in response to less-skilled immigration, and from greater participation of young voters and more pro-European attitudes in response to high-skilled immigration.
AB - We analyze the impact of local immigration on natives' preferences for "nationalism'' as measured in parties' programs by the Manifesto Project Database in European election data between 2007 and 2016. Using a 2SLS strategy with a shift-share IV based on immigrant shares by origin in 2005 and inflows by education-origin groups, we estimate that larger inflows of highly-educated immigrants were associated with a decrease in the "nationalistic'' vote of natives, while less-educated immigrants produced an opposite-direction shift towards nationalistic parties. The aggregate results derive from individual shifts toward nationalism in response to less-skilled immigration, and from greater participation of young voters and more pro-European attitudes in response to high-skilled immigration.
KW - Elections
KW - Europe
KW - Immigration
KW - Nationalism
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U2 - 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2021.103986
DO - 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2021.103986
M3 - Article
SN - 0014-2921
VL - 141
JO - European economic review
JF - European economic review
M1 - 103986
ER -