Abstract
Migration contributes to the circulation of goods, knowledge, and ideas. Using community and individual-level data from Moldova, we show that the emigration episode that started in the late 1990s strongly affected political preferences and electoral outcomes in Moldova during the following decade and was eventually instrumental in bringing down the last ruling Communist government in Europe. Our results are suggestive of information transmission and cultural diffusion channels. Identification relies on the quasi-experimental context studied and on the differential effects arising from the fact that emigration was directed both to more democratic Western Europe and to less democratic Russia.
Item Type: | Paper |
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Faculties: | Economics Economics > Chairs > Junior Professor in Public Finance |
Subjects: | 300 Social sciences > 330 Economics |
Language: | English |
Item ID: | 19323 |
Date Deposited: | 15. Apr 2014, 08:50 |
Last Modified: | 29. Apr 2016, 09:16 |