One month ago, Italians voted in a referendum on easing naturalisation rules for non-EU residents. The quorum wasn’t met, and many voters opposed the change anyway.
In this article, we analyse the economic impact of Italy’s slow, complex, and uncertain naturalisation process: NONE.
Anna Zamberlan
Does citizenship-acquisition improve labour market outcomes of immigrant? In the Italian context naturalised immigrants have higher socio-economic attainment and earnings. Yet, this is largely due to positive selection rather than the acquisition of citizenship itself: dx.doi.org/10.1111/imig...
