Diversity, Immigration, and Redistribution
Publication information:
Alesina, Alberto, and Stefanie Stantcheva. n.d. “Diversity, Immigration, and Redistribution”. American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings [NBER Working Paper 26620].
Abstract
This paper provides a simple conceptual framework that captures how different perceptions, attitudes, and biases about immigrants or minorities can shape preferences for redistribution and reviews the empirical evidence on the effects of increasing racial diversity and immigration on support for redistribution.