Immigration and Trust: The Case of Venezuelans in Colombia
| Autor: | Jeremy Lebow, Horacio Coral, Jonathan Moreno Medina |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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education.field_of_study Polymers and Plastics media_common.quotation_subject Instrumental variable Causal effect Immigration Population Public good Social preferences Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Politics Political science Demographic economics Business and International Management education Social capital media_common |
| Zdroj: | SSRN Electronic Journal. |
| ISSN: | 1556-5068 2015-2019 |
| DOI: | 10.2139/ssrn.3660641 |
| Popis: | What is the effect of mass migration on trust towards foreigners? Given the recent emergence of anti-immigrant politics in many countries, this question has become pressing for policy-makers and researchers. We combine an instrumental variable approach with a nationwide survey on social preferences to study the effect of the Venezuelan exodus into Colombia, which increased the population of Colombia by nearly 4% between 2015-2019. While trust towards foreigners decreased in Colombia over this period, we find no evidence that proximity to migrants had a causal effect on trust. However, immigration increased trust in foreigners in municipalities that are more urbanized, have better public goods provision and where natives and foreigners are less residentially segregated. Given appropriate conditions, proximity to immigrants does not drive anti-immigrant sentiment and can in fact improve cooperative attitudes. |
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