Are political and economic integration intertwined?

Bratsberg, Bernt; Facchini, Giovanni; Frattini, Tommaso; Rosso, Anna Cecilia

Abstract

Economic incentives play a key role in the decision to run for office, but little is known on how they shape immigrants' self-selection into candidacy. We study this question using a two-period Roy model, and show that if returns to labour market experience differ between migrants and natives, then this will affect the relative likelihood to run for office for the two groups. We assess this prediction empirically 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.

Citation

Bratsberg, B., Facchini, G., Frattini, T., & Rosso, A. C. (2023). Are political and economic integration intertwined?. Economica, 90(360), 1265-1306. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecca.12482

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 3, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Jun 5, 2023
• Publication Date: 2023-10
• Deposit Date: May 10, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 6, 2025
• Journal: Economica
• Print ISSN: 0013-0427
• Electronic ISSN: 1468-0335
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 90
• Issue: 360
• Pages: 1265-1306
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ecca.12482
• Keywords: Immigration; Local Elections; Candidacy Decision; Labor Markets
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/20560766
• Publisher URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ecca.12482
• Additional Information: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Bratsberg, B, Facchini, G, Frattini, T, Rosso, AC. Are political and economic integration intertwined?. Economica. 2023; 90(360): 1265-1306, which has been published in final form at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ecca.12482