Arbeitspapier
Are Political and Economic Integration Intertwined?
Economic incentives play a key role in the decision to run for office, but little is known on how they shape immigrants' selection into candidacy. We study this question using a two-period Roy model and show that if returns to labour market experience are higher for migrants than natives, migrants will be less likely to seek office than natives. We empirically assess this prediction using administrative data from Norway, a country with a very liberal regime for participation in local elections. Our results strongly support our theoretical model and indicate that immigrants' political and economic integration are closely intertwined.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 12659
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
International Migration
Public Sector Labor Markets
Capitalist Systems: Political Economy
- Subject
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immigration
local elections
candidacy decision
labour markets
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Bratsberg, Bernt
Facchini, Giovanni
Frattini, Tommaso
Rosso, Anna
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (who)
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Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
- (where)
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Bonn
- (when)
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2019
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Bratsberg, Bernt
- Facchini, Giovanni
- Frattini, Tommaso
- Rosso, Anna
- Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2019
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