A new threat in the air: Macroeconomic threat increases prejudice against Asian Americans

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An experimental approach to Intergroup Threat Theory: Manipulations, moderators, and consequences of realistic vs. symbolic threat (2018, background): “However, these manipulations have no effect on prejudice against African Americans, who are less likely to be considered sources of economic threat (Butz & Yogeeswaran, 2011).”
Can Information about Pandemics Increase Negative Attitudes toward Foreign Groups? A Case of COVID-19 Outbreak (2020, background): “Although prejudice is often shared and maintained for years, it is not necessarily resistant to sudden events or acute environmental changes [18], and we predict that the COVID-19 outbreak can be a significant enough factor to influence social attitudes toward outgroups.”
Danger, Disease, and the Nature of Prejudice(s) (2012, background): “There are many additional, more rigorously experimental studies documenting the impact of perceived economic threat on prejudice against immigrants and ethnic minority groups (Butz & Yogeeswaran, 2011; Esses, Dovidio, Jackson, & Armstrong, 2002).”