Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/88918 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Series/Report no.: 
HWWI Research Paper No. 146
Publisher: 
Hamburgisches WeltWirtschaftsInstitut (HWWI), Hamburg
Abstract: 
This paper addresses the potentially causal link between native attitudes and migrants' intended duration of stay. We exploit the variation in perceived anti-immigrant sentiments using information on the media exposure of Romanian migrants in Italy. A unique shock in public attitudes towards Romanian migrants allows us to identify the impact of a change in attitudes on out-migration plans. Our results suggest a significant impact of native attitudes on settlement intentions in Italy. The subgroup analysis indicates a particularly pronounced impact for low-skilled migrants, which has important consequences for the integration prospects of migrants in Italy.
Subjects: 
return migration
public attitudes
media consumption
crime
JEL: 
F22
J61
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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