Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/207484 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 12659
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Economic incentives play a key role in the decision to run for office, 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 office 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.
Subjects: 
immigration
local elections
candidacy decision
labour markets
JEL: 
F22
J45
P16
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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