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The consequences of hosting asylum seekers for citizens' policy preferences

Zimmermann, Severin and Stutzer, Alois. (2022) The consequences of hosting asylum seekers for citizens' policy preferences. European Journal of Political Economy, 73. p. 102130.

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Abstract

Asylum migration is a major societal challenge in the Western world affecting residentsâEurotm policy preferences. We analyze the effects of newly hosting asylum seekers in a given municipality on local citizensâEurotm preferences in terms of migratory and redistributive policies as well as of support or opposition to political change in general. Policy preferences are measured based on citizensâEurotm actual voting behavior in national referendums in Switzerland between 1987 and 2017. We exploit the administrative placement of asylum seekers across municipalities and find that citizens vote temporarily slightly more restrictively on immigration issues in national referendums and are less supportive of redistribution than before hosting asylum seekers. Citizens are not more likely to vote for the status quo and not more likely to participate per se.
Faculties and Departments:06 Faculty of Business and Economics > Departement Wirtschaftswissenschaften > Professuren Wirtschaftswissenschaften > Politische Ökonomie (Stutzer)
UniBasel Contributors:Stutzer, Alois
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:0176-2680
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Language:English
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