Are Political and Economic Integration Intertwined?

Bernt Bratsberg (), Giovanni Facchini, Tommaso Frattini and Anna Rosso

No 1910, RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series from Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM)

Abstract: Economic incentives play a key role in the decision to run for oce, 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 oce 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.

Keywords: Immigration; Local Elections; Candidacy Decision; Labour Markets (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 J45 P16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-10
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