Does information on regional income differentials change migration intentions? A survey experiment in multiple African countries

The point of departure of this dissertation is the observation that, over the entire period for which statistics are available, regional differences in income per capita in Canada have remained unchanged. Five commonly recognized regions of the country are considered: the Maritimes, Quebec, Ontario, the Prairie Provinces, and British Columbia. Official statistical series show that the relative levels of income per capita in the five regions have been about the same in recent years as in the late 1920's, when the series begins. In a world of continuous change there may be no single expected trend of regional income differentials, but convergence does seem to be a common pattern among the industrially advanced nations of the world.2 The Canadian experience is sufficiently interesting to call for further examination. The dissertation summarized here begins this examination in two ways: estimates of regional per capita income are made for some years prior to the beginning of the official series and a preliminary examination of some important factors influencing regional income differences is begun.

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Technological Change in Information-Processing Industries and Regional Income Differentials in Developing Countries

International Regional Science Review ◽

10.1177/016001768400900304 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 241-256 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

John M. Clapp ◽

Harry W. Richardson

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Information Processing ◽

Technological Change ◽

Regional Income ◽

Income Differentials

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Which Immigrants Should Be Naturalized? Which Should Be Deported? Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Côte d’Ivoire

Political Research Quarterly ◽

10.1177/1065912918801104 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 72 (3) ◽

pp. 653-668

Author(s):

Nathaniel Terence Cogley ◽

John Andrew Doces ◽

Beth Elise Whitaker

Keyword(s):

Cote D'ivoire ◽

Legal Status ◽

Côte D’Ivoire ◽

Experimental Studies ◽

Religious Faith ◽

Survey Experiment ◽

African Countries ◽

Cote D’Ivoire ◽

Côte D'ivoire ◽

Cultural Proximity

Experimental studies on immigration attitudes have been conducted overwhelmingly in Western countries and have focused on immigrant admission and naturalization, neglecting deportation as a possible outcome. In a survey experiment in Côte d’Ivoire, where immigrants represent more than one-tenth of the population, we randomized attributes of hypothetical immigrants to determine which factors influenced respondents’ support for naturalization or deportation compared with staying in the country without citizenship. Support for naturalization was shaped by several expected economic and social attributes, while deportation preferences were influenced primarily by the immigrant’s legal status and level of savings. Cultural proximity produced mixed results, with respondents less likely to support the naturalization of immigrants from neighboring African countries but also less likely to deport immigrants with whom they shared a religious faith. Finally, respondents were more likely to support the naturalization of immigrants who planned to vote if granted citizenship, especially when they were of the same religion as the respondent, indicating a degree of electoral calculation in a context where voting patterns are associated with religious identities. Together, these findings suggest that citizen preferences for naturalization and deportation are influenced by somewhat different factors, a possibility that warrants further testing in other contexts.

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