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Government ideology and international migration

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  • Vincenzo Bove

    (Department of Politics and International Studies and CAGE (Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy), University of Warwick,)

  • Georgios Efthyvoulou

    (Department of Economics, University of Sheffield, UK)

  • Harry Pickard

    (Department of Economics, University of Sheffield, UK)

Abstract

We provide the first empirical evidence that differences in government ideology play an important role in the choice of cross-border migration destinations. In absence of first-hand experience, immigrants rely on information about the political landscape of the origin and host countries to form expectations about the context of reception in the host society. We use data on bilateral migration and government ideology for 36 OECD countries between 1990 and 2016. Our analysis shows that bilateral migration flows are higher when the government at the destination is more left-wing than the government at the origin, especially when we consider proximate countries.

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  • Vincenzo Bove & Georgios Efthyvoulou & Harry Pickard, 2020. "Government ideology and international migration," Working Papers 2020004, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:shf:wpaper:2020004
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    1. Elangwe Cyntia Malike & Ongo Nkoa Bruno Emmanuel & Minkoua Nzie Jules Rene, 2024. "From Policy to Practice: The Influence of Institutional Quality on the Management of Migration in Africa," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 8(11), pages 1471-1490, November.
    2. Serdar Öztürk & Buket Altınöz, 2022. "An Investigation of the Impact of Health Expenditures on International Migration as a Pull Factor in OECD Countries Using a Panel Vector Autoregression (PVAR) Approach," Journal of Economic Policy Researches, Istanbul University, Faculty of Economics, vol. 9(1), pages 39-52, January.
    3. Di Maio,Michele & Elmallakh,Nelly Youssef Louis William & Leone Sciabolazza,Valerio, 2024. "News Sentiment in Destination Countries and Migration Choices : Evidence from Libya," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10754, The World Bank.

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    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration

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