Chapter 26 Changes in Attitudes toward Immigrants in Europe: Before and After the Fall of the Berlin Wall
ISBN: 978-0-85724-153-5, eISBN: 978-0-85724-154-2
Publication date: 31 December 2010
Abstract
This chapter provides a statistical analysis of the determinants of attitudes toward foreigners displayed by Europeans sampled in Eurobarometer surveys in 1988 and 1997. Those who compete with immigrants in the labor market are more negative toward foreigners. An increased concentration of immigrants in neighborhoods increases the likelihood of negative attitudes. Racial prejudice exerts a strong influence on anti-foreigner sentiment. Greater racial prejudices, and the decline in the strength of educational attainment in reducing negative attitudes toward foreigners, contribute to the increased anti-foreigner attitudes between 1988 and 1997.
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Citation
Gang, I.N., Rivera-Batiz, F.L. and Yun, M.-S. (2010), "Chapter 26 Changes in Attitudes toward Immigrants in Europe: Before and After the Fall of the Berlin Wall", Epstein, G.S. and Gang, I.N. (Ed.) Migration and Culture (Frontiers of Economics and Globalization, Vol. 8), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 649-676. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1574-8715(2010)0000008032
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