Using Census data we study false birth date registrations in Italy, a phenomenon well known to demographers, in a setting that allows us to separate honesty from cheating bene ts and deterrence. By comparing migrants and remainers within locality-biennium cells we then illustrate the tendency of Italians to sort themselves across geographic areas according to their honesty. Overtime, this tendency has modi ed the average honesty in each locality, with relevant consequences for the distribution across geographic areas of outcomes like human capital, productivity, earnings growth and the quality of local politicians and government.
Rule breaking, honesty, and migration
Anelli, Massimo
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2023
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Using Census data we study false birth date registrations in Italy, a phenomenon well known to demographers, in a setting that allows us to separate honesty from cheating bene ts and deterrence. By comparing migrants and remainers within locality-biennium cells we then illustrate the tendency of Italians to sort themselves across geographic areas according to their honesty. Overtime, this tendency has modi ed the average honesty in each locality, with relevant consequences for the distribution across geographic areas of outcomes like human capital, productivity, earnings growth and the quality of local politicians and government.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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