Immigration Ethnic Diversity and Political Outcomes: Evidence from Denmark
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Immigration Ethnic Diversity and Political Outcomes : Evidence from Denmark. / Harmon, Nikolaj Arpe.
In: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Vol. 120, No. 4, 10.2018, p. 1043-1074.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Immigration Ethnic Diversity and Political Outcomes
T2 - Evidence from Denmark
AU - Harmon, Nikolaj Arpe
PY - 2018/10
Y1 - 2018/10
N2 - I study the impact of immigration and increasing ethnic diversity on political outcomes in immigrant-receiving countries, focusing on immigration and election outcomes in Danish municipalities 1981-2001. A rich set of control variables isolates ethnic diversity effects from those of other immigrant characteristics and a novel IV strategy based on historical housing stock data addresses issues of endogenous location choices of immigrants. Increases in local ethnic diversity lead to right-ward shifts in election outcomes by shifting electoral support away from traditional "big government" left-wing parties and towards anti-immigrant nationalist parties in particular. These effects appear in both local and national elections.
AB - I study the impact of immigration and increasing ethnic diversity on political outcomes in immigrant-receiving countries, focusing on immigration and election outcomes in Danish municipalities 1981-2001. A rich set of control variables isolates ethnic diversity effects from those of other immigrant characteristics and a novel IV strategy based on historical housing stock data addresses issues of endogenous location choices of immigrants. Increases in local ethnic diversity lead to right-ward shifts in election outcomes by shifting electoral support away from traditional "big government" left-wing parties and towards anti-immigrant nationalist parties in particular. These effects appear in both local and national elections.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - Elections
KW - voting
KW - nationalism
KW - refugees
KW - size of the public sector
KW - J11
KW - H11
KW - H23
KW - Z13
KW - D64
U2 - 10.1111/sjoe.12239
DO - 10.1111/sjoe.12239
M3 - Journal article
VL - 120
SP - 1043
EP - 1074
JO - Scandinavian Journal of Economics
JF - Scandinavian Journal of Economics
SN - 0347-0520
IS - 4
ER -
ID: 168626745