Economic Strain, Ethnic Concentration and Attitudes Towards Foreigners in the European Union

By Ira N. Gang, F. Rivera-batiz, Myeong-Su Yun. Social Science Research Network, 2002

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This paper provides a statistical analysis of the determinants of attitudes towards foreigners displayed by Europeans sampled in Eurobarometer surveys in 1988 and 1997. Europeans who compete with immigrants in the labor market have more negative attitudes towards foreigners. In addition, an increased concentration of immigrants in local neighborhoods increases the likelihood of negative attitudes. Racial prejudice exerts a strong influence on anti-foreigner sentiment. The generally rising trend towards greater racial prejudice, and the decline in the strength of educational attainment in reducing negative attitudes towards foreigners, contribute to the increasing anti-foreigner attitudes between 1988 and 1997.

Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science

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Citations in the corpus

• Economic Explanations for Opposition to Immigration: Distinguishing between Prevalence and Conditional Impact (2013, background): “In particular , education is correlated with cultural tolerance and cosmopolitan social attitudes (Chandler and Tsai 2001; Gang, Rivera-Batiz, and Yun 2002; Nie, Junn, and Stehlik-Barry 1996; Schuman, Steeh, and Bobo 1985).”
• Migration and welfare state solidarity in Western Europe (2009, unknown): “In order to substantiate this link, one can also draw on a comprehensive body of research on prejudice and racism (Pettigrew, 1998; Pettigrew and Tropp, 2000; Gang et al., 2002).”
• Does Size Really Matter? On the Relationship between Immigrant Group Size and Anti-Immigrant Prejudice 1 (2017, background): “4A large body of literature also considers anti-immigration sentiment (Gang, Rivera-Batiz, and Yun 2001; Mayda 2006).”
• The impact of the economic crisis on international migration: a review (2011, background): “The debate among researchers has also spilled over into Europe (e.g. Barrett et al., 2009; Gang et al., 2002; Turner, 2010).”