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Not welcome anymore: the effect of electoral incentives on the reception of refugees

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Do electoral incentives affect immigration policies? Exploiting the Italian system for refugees' reception and data from Italian municipalities, we show that proximity to elections reduces the probability that a municipality applies to host a refugee center by 26%, despite the economic benefits arising from these centers. Low electoral competition and high shares of extreme-right voters drive the effect. Our results are rationalized by a theoretical model and can explain the unequal distribution of refugees across and within countries.

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Journal of Economic Geography, 2023, vol. 23, num. 4, p. 901-920

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Articles publicats en revistes (Economia)

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Not welcome anymore: the effect of electoral incentives on the reception of refugees