Why does globalization fuel populism? Economics, culture, and the rise of right-wing populism

D Rodrik - Annual review of economics, 2021 - annualreviews.org
There is compelling evidence that globalization shocks, often working through culture and
identity, have played an important role in driving up support for populist movements …

The political economy of populism

S Guriev, E Papaioannou - Journal of Economic literature, 2022 - aeaweb.org
We synthesize the literature on the recent rise of populism. First, we discuss definitions and
present descriptive evidence on the recent increase in support for populists. Second, we …

Immigration and globalization (and deglobalization)

D Leblang, ME Peters - Annual Review of Political Science, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Immigration policy is often portrayed as a zero-sum trade-off between labor and capital or
between high-and low-skilled labor. Many have attributed the rise of populist politicians and …

Did austerity cause Brexit?

T Fetzer - American Economic Review, 2019 - aeaweb.org
This paper documents a significant association between the exposure of an individual or
area to the UK government's austerity-induced welfare reforms begun in 2010, and the …

Populism in place: the economic geography of the globalization backlash

JL Broz, J Frieden, S Weymouth - International Organization, 2021 - cambridge.org
A populist backlash to globalization has ushered in nationalist governments and challenged
core features of the Liberal International Order. Although startling in scope and urgency, the …

The political effects of immigration: Culture or economics?

A Alesina, M Tabellini - Journal of Economic Literature, 2024 - aeaweb.org
We review the growing literature on the political economy of immigration. First, we discuss
the effects of immigration on a wide range of political and social outcomes. The existing …

[HTML][HTML] First time around: Local conditions and multi-dimensional integration of refugees

CG Aksoy, P Poutvaara, F Schikora - Journal of Urban Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
We study the effect of local unemployment and attitudes towards immigrants at the time of
arrival on refugees' multi-dimensional integration outcomes. We leverage a centralized …

Labor market concerns and support for immigration

I Haaland, C Roth - Journal of Public Economics, 2020 - Elsevier
Do labor market concerns affect support for immigration? Using a large, representative
sample of the US population, we first elicit beliefs about the labor market impact of …

The other great migration: Southern whites and the new right

S Bazzi, A Ferrara, M Fiszbein… - The Quarterly Journal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
This article shows how the migration of millions of Southern whites in the twentieth century
shaped the cultural and political landscape across the United States. Racially and …

Immigration, crime, and crime (mis) perceptions

N Ajzenman, P Dominguez, R Undurraga - American Economic Journal …, 2023 - aeaweb.org
This paper studies the effects of immigration on crime and crime perceptions in Chile, where
the foreign-born population tripled in less than ten years. We document null effects of …