Ageing, Local Birth Rates and Attitudes towards Immigration:Evidence from a Transition Economy

Ivlevs, Artjoms

Abstract

Ivļevs A. Ageing, local birth rates and attitudes towards immigration:evidence from a transition economy, Regional Studies. This paper studies the links between local birth rates and individual attitudes towards immigration, focusing on Latvia - a country in economic transition and demographic decline. Possible channels through which local demographics may affect immigration preferences are discussed. Using 2005 survey data, a significant correlation between local birth rates and immigration preferences is found:people are more favourable to the inflow of foreign workers in municipalities where fewer children are born. The link tends to be stronger among the elderly and women. © 2012 Copyright Regional Studies Association.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jul 1, 2012
• Journal: Regional Studies
• Print ISSN: 0034-3404
• Electronic ISSN: 1360-0591
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 46
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 947-959
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2010.546779
• Keywords: Latvia, immigration, ageing
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/953854
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2010.546779