Why Are the Elderly More Averse to Immigration When They Are More Likely to Benefit? evidence across countries : Evidence across Countries

Using household surveys for 24 countries over a 10-year period, this paper investigates why the elderly are more averse to open immigration policies than their younger peers. The analysis finds that the negative correlation between age and pro-immi...

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Main Authors:	Schotte, Simone, Winkler, Hernan
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	PROGRESS ADULTHOOD UNEMPLOYMENT LABOR MARKET IMMIGRANT SOCIAL NORMS OLDER PEOPLE ECONOMIC GROWTH YOUNG WORKERS WAGES POLICIES ADOLESCENCE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IMMIGRATION POLICY TIME RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS MIGRATION POLICY PSYCHOLOGY POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER AGE PENSIONS PROJECTIONS AGE GROUPS LABOR FORCE DISCRIMINATION IMMIGRANTS EFFECTS YOUTH POLICY DISCUSSIONS SIZE ETHNIC GROUP SCENARIO PUBLICATIONS POPULATIONS BULLETIN SURVEYS POPULATION SIZE POLICY CITIZENS MEASURES SOCIETIES DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES WEIGHT KNOWLEDGE NATIVE WORKERS SOCIOLOGY THEORY CITIZENSHIP SCENARIOS WORLD POPULATION HOST COUNTRY POPULATION PROJECTIONS IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION POLICIES DEMOCRACY SURVEY DATA POPULATION AGING MIGRATION ESTIMATES POLICY RESEARCH HOUSEHOLD INCOME ORGANIZATIONS NORMS FERTILITY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS SOCIAL SECURITY RESEARCH METHODOLOGY MIGRANTS GENERATIONS MORTALITY POLITICAL SUPPORT ELDERLY ETHNICITY DEVELOPMENT POLICY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25861531/elderly-more-averse-immigration-more-likely-benefit-evidence-across-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23729

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25861531/elderly-more-averse-immigration-more-likely-benefit-evidence-across-countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23729

Why Are the Elderly More Averse to Immigration When They Are More Likely to Benefit? evidence across countries : Evidence across Countries

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