Pay-as-they-get-in
Attitudes toward migrants and pension systems
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12694368 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tito Boeri (0000-0002-1162-5634, Bocconi University, corresponding author), Matteo Gamalerio (0000-0002-3428-5599, Institut d’Economia de Barcelona (IEB), University of Barcelona , Barcelona 08034, Spain), Massimo Morelli (0000-0002-2405-7410, IGIER, Bocconi University , Milan 20136, Italy), Margherita Negri (0000-0002-4787-9273, University of St Andrews) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 63-78 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Economic Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1468-2702 • E-ISSN: 1468-2710 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jeg/lbad036 |
| OpenAlex | W4390646086 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 38 |
We study whether a better knowledge of the functioning of pay-as-you-go (PAYG) pension systems and recent demographic trends affects natives’ attitudes toward immigration. In two online experiments conducted in Italy and Spain, we randomly treated participants with a video explaining how, in PAYG systems, the payment of current pensions depends on the contributions paid by current workers. The video also informs participants about population aging trends in their countries. The treatment increases knowledge of PAYG systems and future demographic trends for all participants. However, it improves attitudes toward migrants only for treated participants who do not support populist and anti-immigrant parties
Demographic economics · Economics · Immigration · Labour economics · Payment · Pension · Pension system · Political science · Population · Population ageing · Sociology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Demography · Finance · Law
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |