South-South migration and elections: evidence from post-apartheid South Africa

Little is known about the political consequences of immigration in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this paper, we estimate the effect of exposure to immigration on election outcomes in South Africa. Our analysis is based on municipality panel data and an instrumental variable (IV) strategy exploiting histori...

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Main Authors: Bedasso Biniam E., Jaupart Pascal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2020-09-01
Series:IZA Journal of Development and Migration
Subjects:
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f22
f68
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/izajodm-2020-0015