| Item Type |
Monograph
(Discussion Paper)
|
| Abstract |
This paper quantifies the relative importance of determinants of individual-level immigration preferences. We develop and estimate a new latent-factor model using survey data on eighteen countries from the European Social Survey from 2014 and 2015. On a methodological level, we address several potential problems causing biased estimates. Identifying individual-level economic concerns about immigration, worries about compositional amenities, racism, and altruism as drivers of immigration-related preferences, the estimation results show that racism is quantitatively the most important factor. It is about as important as the joint effect of worries about the economic and non-economic effects of immigration. Furthermore, we document that altruism raises significantly the support for immigration, although it is quantitatively less important
than the other factors. |
| Authors |
Hansen, Ole-Petter Moe |
| Journal or Publication Title |
University of St.Gallen Discussion Paper |
| Language |
English |
| Subjects |
economics |
| HSG Classification |
contribution to scientific community |
| HSG Profile Area |
SEPS - Economic Policy |
| Date |
1 July 2017 |
| Number |
2017-10 |
| Number of Pages |
38 |
| Official URL |
https://ideas.repec.org/p/usg/econwp/201710.html |
| Depositing User |
Stefan Legge
|
| Date Deposited |
26 Jul 2017 10:19 |
| Last Modified |
26 Jul 2017 10:20 |
| URI: |
https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/publications/251285 |
Quantifying Determinants of Immigration Preferences
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