Bove, V., Efthyvoulou, G. orcid.org/0000-0002-4473-0350 and Pickard, H. (2023) Government ideology and international migration. Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 125 (1). pp. 107-138. ISSN 0347-0520
Abstract
We provide the first empirical evidence that government ideology affects the choice of migration destinations. As ruling political parties differ in their discourse, policies and positions on migration, the ideology differential between the host and home country governments can shape the relative generosity of the welfare system, the degree of tolerance towards out-groups and the restrictiveness of migration policies, all acting as important drivers of international migration. Using data on bilateral migration and government ideology for OECD countries between 1990 and 2016, we show that migration flows increase when the government at the destination becomes more left-wing relative to the government at the origin, particularly when both countries are members of the European Economic Area.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Authors. The Scandinavian Journal of Economics published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Föreningen för utgivande av the SJE. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | international migration; migration choice; political ideology; OECD countries |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Economics (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 28 Mar 2022 07:54 |
Last Modified: | 12 Jul 2024 15:46 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/sjoe.12506 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:184945 |