| ID | 152328 |
| Title Proper | International labor mobility and the variety of democratic political institutions |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Bearce, David H ; David H. Bearce and Andrew F. Hart ; Hart, Andrew F |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Using a new measure of immigration policy and examining thirty-six advanced industrial countries between 1996 and 2012, we seek to explain systematically the variation in external labor openness among the more advanced democracies as primary destination countries, using a model where the government feels political pressure through both a voter/electoral channel and a special-interests channel. With voters primarily pressing for immigration restrictions and special interest pressure aimed at immigration openness, democratic political institutions—like a parliamentary system and proportional representation voting with greater district magnitude that make governments more responsive to voters and less responsive to special interests—should be associated with less change toward a more open official immigration policy. Our statistical evidence accords with this expectation. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Organization Vol. 71, No.1; Winter 2017: p.65-95 |
| Journal Source | International Organization Vol: 71 No 1 |
| Key Words | Immigration Policy ; Democratic Political Institutions ; International Labor Mobility |