@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp8845, author={Coulon, Augustin de and Radu, Dragos and Steinhardt, Max F.}, title={Pane e Cioccolata: The Impact of Native Attitudes on Return Migration}, year={2015}, month={Feb}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={8845}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp8845}, abstract={This paper addresses the link between native attitudes and return migration. We exploit the variation in xenophobia using information on media consumption by migrants in Italy. A widely documented crime provides a quasi-experimental setting to identify the impact of Italian attitudes on migrants' settlement intentions. Our results suggest a significant effect of anti-immigrant attitudes on the intended duration of stay in the host country. The impact is more pronounced for low-skilled migrants, which has consequences for how migration affects the long run convergence between sending and destination countries.}, keywords={media consumption;native attitudes;return migration}, }