Book contents
- Wretched Refuse?
- Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society
- Wretched Refuse?
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- Part I State of the Debate
- Part II Cross-country Evidence
- 5 Immigration’s Impact on Economic Institutions
- 6 Immigration’s Impact on Corruption
- 7 Immigration’s Impact on Terrorism
- 8 Immigration’s Impact on Culture
- Part III Case Studies in Mass Immigration
- Part IV Assessing the New Economic Case for Immigration Restrictions
- Bibliography
- Index
6 - Immigration’s Impact on Corruption
from Part II - Cross-country Evidence
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 December 2020
- Wretched Refuse?
- Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society
- Wretched Refuse?
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- Part I State of the Debate
- Part II Cross-country Evidence
- 5 Immigration’s Impact on Economic Institutions
- 6 Immigration’s Impact on Corruption
- 7 Immigration’s Impact on Terrorism
- 8 Immigration’s Impact on Culture
- Part III Case Studies in Mass Immigration
- Part IV Assessing the New Economic Case for Immigration Restrictions
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Do immigrants undermine culture in a way that destroys productivity in destination countries? Some scholars have argued that because immigrants come from countries with dysfunctional social capital – norms and institutions – they will import it and pollute the social capital in destination countries. One potential channel through which this could occur is corruption. We examine stocks and flows of immigrants over a twenty-year time period to see if corruption increased in destination countries. We generally find that immigration is not associated with increases in corruption. Additionally, we find that immigration tends to decrease corruption in destination countries with low levels of corruption or high levels of economic freedom.
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- Wretched Refuse?The Political Economy of Immigration and Institutions, pp. 97 - 122Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020