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Electoral Effects of Integrating Forced Migrants: Evidence from a Southern Country

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dc.contributor.authorRozo, Sandra V.
dc.contributor.authorQuintana, Alejandra
dc.contributor.authorUrbina, María José
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-13T17:56:21Z
dc.date.available2023-03-13T17:56:21Z
dc.date.issued2023-03
dc.description.abstractHow does easing the economic integration of forced migrants affect native voting behaviors in the Global South? This study assesses how a regularization program, which facilitated the temporal economic integration of half a million Venezuelan forced migrants, affected the electoral choices of Colombian voters. This is done by comparing the election results in municipalities with higher and lower take-up rates for the program, before and after its implementation. The findings show negligible impacts of the program on native voting behavior. A survey experiment was also conducted to investigate the lack of voter’s response. Even after receiving information about the program, Colombian voters showed no changes in voting intentions or prosocial views toward migrants. Hence, voter’s indifference did not stem from a lack of awareness about the program. Instead, theoretical and qualitative evidence suggests that it may be potentially explained by (1) the absence of negative economic effects of the program, (2) the low media and political salience of the program, (3) the cultural proximity between Colombia and Venezuela, and (4) the stabilization of Venezuelan inflows into Colombia after 2018.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099453403062358456/IDU0648a8a010bd8904f8b0a2020f868f6eb861f
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10342
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/39516
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Papers; 10342
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL BACKLASH
dc.subjectAMNESTY
dc.subjectELECTORAL OUTCOME
dc.subjectATTITUDES ABOUT REFUGEES
dc.subjectMIGRANT INTEGRATION
dc.subjectMIGRANT INFLOWS AND POLITICS
dc.titleElectoral Effects of Integrating Forced Migrantsen
dc.title.subtitleEvidence from a Southern Country
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.crossref.titleElectoral Effects of Integrating Forced Migrants: Evidence from a Southern Country
okr.date.disclosure2023-03-06
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-07T08:55:15.954104Z
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-08T16:28:13.298952Z
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-09T03:05:01.195130Z
okr.date.lastmodified2023-03-06T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099453403062358456/IDU0648a8a010bd8904f8b0a2020f868f6eb861f
okr.guid099453403062358456
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10342
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34016055
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34016055
okr.identifier.reportWPS10342
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099453403062358456/pdf/IDU0648a8a010bd8904f8b0a2020f868f6eb861f.pdfen
okr.region.countryVenezuela, Republica Bolivariana de,Colombia
okr.topicGovernance::Political Systems and Analysis
okr.topicGovernance::Politics and Government
okr.topicSocial Development::Post Conflict Reintegration
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Human Migrations & Resettlements
okr.topicSocial Development::Voluntary and Involuntary Resettlement
okr.unitDECRG: Poverty & Inequality (DECPI)
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