Local quality of government and migration. Evidence for European regions

Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Tobias D. Ketterer () and Andrés Rodríguez-Pose

No 9986, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: In this paper we investigate the impact of local quality of government on the attractiveness of European regions to migrants. The analysis is based on panel data estimations of 254 regions for the period between 1995 and 2009. Different instrumental variable techniques have been employed in order to assess the extent to which differences in local quality of government affect migration decisions and to account for potential endogeneity concerns. The results point towards an important influence of specific factors related to the regional quality of government, such as the fight against corruption or government effectiveness, on the ability of European regions to attract future residents.

Keywords: Europe; Institutions; Net migration; Population change; Quality of government; Regions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O43 R23 R50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-05
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-eur, nep-geo, nep-mig and nep-ure
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