Pane E Cioccolata: The Impact of Native Attitudes on Return Migration
30 Pages Posted: 14 Feb 2015
Abstract
This paper addresses the link between native attitudes and return migration. We exploit the variation in xenophobia using information on media consumption by migrants in Italy. A widely documented crime provides a quasi-experimental setting to identify the impact of Italian attitudes on migrants' settlement intentions. Our results suggest a significant effect of anti-immigrant attitudes on the intended duration of stay in the host country. The impact is more pronounced for low-skilled migrants, which has consequences for how migration affects the long run convergence between sending and destination countries.
Keywords: return migration, native attitudes, media consumption
JEL Classification: F22, J61
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