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Welcome to the Punch. Local exposure to refugees and hate events in Italy

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  • Daria Denti

    (Gran Sasso Science Institute)

  • Alessandra Faggian

    (Gran Sasso Science Institute)

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Which are the effects of hosting refugees on hate events, the most extreme acts against minorities? While growing research considers the link between refugees and voting behaviors, little is known about the influence of refugee reception on radicalization of anti-immigrant attitudes. Exploiting a novel database on geotagged hate events in Italy and the geography of refugee hosting centers, this paper provides novel evidence on the effect of exposure to refugees on hate in Italian provinces. Using instrumental variable estimation, we show that provinces with bigger refugee hosting capacity experienced higher incidence of hate

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  • Daria Denti & Alessandra Faggian, 2022. "Welcome to the Punch. Local exposure to refugees and hate events in Italy," Discussion Paper series in Regional Science & Economic Geography 2022-10, Gran Sasso Science Institute, Social Sciences, revised Oct 2024.
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    Keywords

    immigration; refugee crisis; hate; Italy; proximity;
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    JEL classification:

    • D74 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
    • F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • P16 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - Capitalist Institutions; Welfare State
    • R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population

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