Right-Wing Extremism and the Well-Being of Immigrants

authored by

Andreas Knabe, Steffen Rätzel, Stephan L. Thomsen

Abstract

Summary: This study analyzes the effects of right-wing extremism on the well-being of immigrants based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) for the years 1984 to 2006 merged with state-level information on election outcomes. The results show that the life satisfaction of immigrants is significantly reduced if right-wing extremism in the native-born population increases. Moreover, the life satisfaction of highly educated immigrants is affected more strongly than that of low-skilled immigrants. This supports the view that policies aimed at making immigration more attractive to the high-skilled have to include measures that reduce xenophobic attitudes in the native-born population.

Organisation(s)

Institute of Economic Policy

External Organisation(s)

Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Lower Saxony Institute of Economic Research (NIW)

Type

Article

Journal

KYKLOS

Volume

66

Pages

567-590

No. of pages

24

ISSN

0023-5962

Publication date

17.10.2013

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), Economics and Econometrics

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities, SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1111/kykl.12037 (Access: Closed)
http://www.iza.org/conference_files/AMM_2013/thomsen_s1330.pdf (Access: Open)