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Minority Political Representation and Immigrant Integration
This paper investigates the impact of minority representation in English local councils on immigrants' naturalization rates between 2002 and 2020. Using a regression discontinuity design, we compare wards where minority candidates narrowly won or lost to majority candidates. Our findings indicate that the election of a minority councillor significantly increases...
Presented by: Sarah Schneider-Strawczynski (University of Exeter)
Venue: Online