L'evoluzione delle leggi sulla cittadinanza: una prospettiva globale

Graziella Bertocchi () and Chiara Strozzi ()

Department of Economics from University of Modena and Reggio E., Faculty of Economics "Marco Biagi"

Abstract: In this paper we study the evolution of citizenship laws around the world. Our analysis is based on a dataset we compiled to document such evolution in 162 countries in the 1948-2001 period. Our econometric results can be summarized as follows. The legal tradition, as represented by the application of jus soli rather than jus sanguinis, still exerts a persistent impact on current laws. Pressure from immigration tends to limit the application of jus soli. Among those factors that determine a more inclusive attitude we find instead the degree of democracy and demographic stagnation.

Keywords: citizenship; jus soli; jus sanguinis; immigration. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 K40 O15 P16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: pages 11
Date: 2010-04
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