@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp8228,
            	author={Barone, Guglielmo and D'Ignazio, Alessio and Blasio, Guido de and Naticchioni, Paolo},
            	title={Mr. Rossi, Mr. Hu and Politics: The Role of Immigration in Shaping Natives' Political Preferences},
            	year={2014},
	month={May},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={8228},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp8228},
	abstract={We analyze the impact of immigration on voting. Using Italian municipality data and IV estimation strategy, we find that immigration generates a sizable causal increase in votes for the centre-right coalition, which has a political platform less favorable to immigrants. Additional findings are: big cities behave differently, with no impact of immigration on electoral outcomes; gains in votes for the centre-right coalition correspond to loss of votes for the centre-left parties, a decrease in voter turnout, and a rise in protest votes; cultural diversity, competition in the labor market and for public services are the most relevant channels at work.},
	keywords={political economy;voting;immigration},
            }