Study finds politically salient immigration issues can lead to higher industrial pollution
Jul 10, 2026
A joint research team led by Professor Narae Lee from the School of Business and Technology Management at KAIST, in collaboration with Professor Heli Wang from Singapore Management University (SMU), analyzed immigration-related legislation and environmental data across the United States and found th
at when immigration becomes a central political agenda, government environmental oversight weakens and firms' toxic chemical releases increase. The research team describes this phenomenon as "institutional crowding." ...read more read less