Not welcome anymore: the effect of electoral incentives on the reception of refugees

Do electoral incentives affect immigration policies? Exploiting the Italian system for refugees' reception and data from Italian municipalities, we show that proximity to elections reduces the probability that a municipality applies to host a refugee center by 26%, despite the economic benefits...

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Autores: Gamalerio, Matteo, Negri, Margherita
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/200815
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Palabra clave:Migració (Població)
Refugiats
Incentius fiscals
Eleccions
Migration (Population)
Refugees
Tax incentives
Elections
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title Not welcome anymore: the effect of electoral incentives on the reception of refugees
spellingShingle Not welcome anymore: the effect of electoral incentives on the reception of refugees
Gamalerio, Matteo
Migració (Població)
Refugiats
Incentius fiscals
Eleccions
Migration (Population)
Refugees
Tax incentives
Elections
title_short Not welcome anymore: the effect of electoral incentives on the reception of refugees
title_full Not welcome anymore: the effect of electoral incentives on the reception of refugees
title_fullStr Not welcome anymore: the effect of electoral incentives on the reception of refugees
title_full_unstemmed Not welcome anymore: the effect of electoral incentives on the reception of refugees
title_sort Not welcome anymore: the effect of electoral incentives on the reception of refugees
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gamalerio, Matteo
Negri, Margherita
author Gamalerio, Matteo
author_facet Gamalerio, Matteo
Negri, Margherita
author_role author
author2 Negri, Margherita
author2_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Migració (Població)
Refugiats
Incentius fiscals
Eleccions
Migration (Population)
Refugees
Tax incentives
Elections
topic Migració (Població)
Refugiats
Incentius fiscals
Eleccions
Migration (Population)
Refugees
Tax incentives
Elections
description Do electoral incentives affect immigration policies? Exploiting the Italian system for refugees' reception and data from Italian municipalities, we show that proximity to elections reduces the probability that a municipality applies to host a refugee center by 26%, despite the economic benefits arising from these centers. Low electoral competition and high shares of extreme-right voters drive the effect. Our results are rationalized by a theoretical model and can explain the unequal distribution of refugees across and within countries.
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