Prejudice in Naturalization Decisions: Theory and Evidence

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Prejudice in Naturalization Decisions: Theory and Evidence

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ID	4266071
Author(s)	Ilić, Dragan
Author(s) at UniBasel	Ilic, Dragan
Year	2016
Month and day	11-28
Title	Prejudice in Naturalization Decisions: Theory and Evidence
Series title	WWZ Working Papers
Volume	2016
Number	04
Pages	37
Publisher / Institution	WWZ, University of Basel
Abstract	Immigrant groups that are marginalized in their host countries are disproportionately more likely to have their citizenship applications rejected. It is not readily obvious whether this disparity is due to prejudice on the part of decisionmakers or due to applicant differences in meeting naturalization standards. To address this question, I develop a simple model of a council deciding whether to grant applicants citizenship. The model implies an empirical test for relative prejudice using average applicant group rejection rates. Using Switzerland as a case study, I apply the test to newly collected data from six large municipalities. In five municipalities, the test cannot reject the hypothesis of no relative prejudice with respect to country of origin. The rejection pattern of the sixth municipality is consistent with prejudice. The model illustrates that the underlying mechanism in the decisionmaking process has bearing on the inference of prejudice from empirical data.
edoc-URL	https://edoc.unibas.ch/61320/
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