Discussion Papers 2024

CIRJE-F-1236	"Social integration of Immigrants in Cities: Theory and Evidence from The European Social Survey"
Author Name	Matsuyama, Hiroyuki, Chigusa Okamoto and Yasuhiro Sato
Date	October 2024
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We develop a model of social integration of immigrants in which both native individuals and immigrants decide whether to accept each other’s culture and norms. While cultural acceptance leads to greater returns due to agglomeration economies, it also requires higher communication costs. We show conditions under which higher social integration of immigrants occurs in large cities and characterize the efficiency of equilibrium. Our findings are supported by data from the European Social Survey.
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Abstract

We develop a model of social integration of immigrants in which both native individuals and immigrants decide whether to accept each other’s culture and norms. While cultural acceptance leads to greater returns due to agglomeration economies, it also requires higher communication costs. We show conditions under which higher social integration of immigrants occurs in large cities and characterize the efficiency of equilibrium. Our findings are supported by data from the European Social Survey.

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