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Integration of migrant populations in any country has proven to be a difficult and a very slow process. Particularly, because the in-group/out-group dynamics can persist for a very long time. This is partly evidenced in the existence of discriminatory attitudes across the host population. In fact, it is plausible, that these differences across groups can go through periods of conflict and periods of calm. The present research will try to identify if in-group/out-group dynamics change when certain traits associated to a group become more salient. In particular, we are performing a 3x2 factorial design to test this hypothesis. We do is a simple and elegant method that will allow us to answer the relevant research questions and test our hypotheses. Additionally, we are interested in understanding how migration and vote buying are interrelated in a country where vote-buying is widespread. Previous scholarly research has shown that individuals need to be part of ongoing social interactions in order to be part of vote buying structures. However, migrants that could be more economically vulnerable could also be more attractive for politicians given that theoretically could be easier to buy. COVID-19 differentially affects individuals in the economy. Policy measures that restrict movement, such as a lockdown, disproportionately affect people in precarious jobs and in the informal economy. In this survey, we want to examine how perceptions about the economy and political attitudes are impacted differentially by the pandemic given an individual’s economic sector. We also include a variety of questions that seek to examine the concept of precarity---that is, the risk that people face from uncertainty situations. The extant literature normally does not distinguish between formality (having a contract or not) or precarity, yet in the developing world these two concepts are distinct. We unpack them here. Finally, we are also including a survey experiment that asks respondents about their public support for a variety of what are generally considered informal practices. Previous research has lumped informal payments into ``bribery”, yet using connections, favoritism to firms that are well connected, and outright theft all constitute different forms of informal payments leading to different consequences.
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