Citizenship

Access to Citizenship

Country of origin determines naturalization success more than any other applicant characteristic, including language skills, integration status, and economic credentials.

Publication

external page Who Gets a Swiss Passport? A Natural Experiment in Immigrant Discrimination

Resources: external page Video

Media Coverage

Effects of Citizenship

Naturalization promotes the long-term social and political integration of immigrants.

Publications

external page Catalyst or Crown: Does Naturalization Promote the Long-Term Social Integration of Immigrants?
external page Naturalization Fosters the Long-Term Political Integration of Immigrants

Resources: external page Video

Media Coverage: external page Tages-Anzeiger (German), external page SRF Swiss Radio and Television (German), external page La Liberté (French), external page Tages-Anzeiger (German), external page swissinfo, external page Wiener Zeitung (German), external page ars technica

Citizenship increases income among marginalized immigrants in Switzerland.

Publication

external page The Effect of Citizenship on the Long-Term Earnings of Marginalized Immigrants: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Switzerland

Resources: Download Research Brief (German) (PDF, 670 KB)

Media Coverage