This paper examines whether attitudes toward refugees in Germany are affected by beliefs about refugees’ educational attainment. The analysis is based on an online survey experiment conducted with more than 4,000 respondents representative of the adult population in...
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Attitudes toward Migrants in a Highly Impacted Economy: Evidence from the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Jordan
Most of the evidence on factors influencing attitudes toward migrants has emerged from research in developed countries (mainly Europe and the United States), which finds: (1) little evidence that egocentric economic concerns about labor market competition drive...
Does Exposure to the Refugee Crisis Make Natives More Hostile?
This paper examines the impact of the 2015/16 refugee crisis on residents’ attitudes, policy preferences, and political engagement in Greece. The authors exploit a natural experiment in which: (a) distance to the Turkish coast causes dramatic variation in the number...
Violence, displacement, contact, and attitudes toward hosting refugees
This article examines whether an individual’s personal exposure to violence, personal experience of being displaced, and recent contact with refugees influence their attitudes towards hosting refugees. The authors draw on a 2017 survey of 2,400 Lebanese residents,...
Americans preferred Syrian refugees who are female, English-speaking, and Christian on the eve of Donald Trump’s election
This paper examines Americans stated preferences for the types of refugees that should be admitted into the United States (US). The analysis focuses on Syrian refugees, since Syrians account for a large proportion of registered refugees globally, and include both...
From welcome culture to welcome limits? Uncovering preference changes over time for sheltering refugees in Germany
This paper explores the acceptance of refugee and migrant homes in citizens’ neighborhoods in Germany and how attitudes change over time. The analysis is based on responses to a ‘stated choice experiment’, where respondents were asked to consider different attributes...
German public opinion on admitting refugees
This paper discusses German public attitudes to admitting refugees. The paper presents descriptive statistics from the Barometer of Public Opinion on Refugees in Germany, which is a representative survey of around 2,000 German residents in March 2016. Main findings:...
How economic, humanitarian, and religious concerns shape European attitudes toward asylum seekers
This article examines the impact of different asylum seeker attributes on public support for granting asylum in Europe. The analysis is based on an online survey of 18,000 eligible voters in 15 European countries. The respondents were asked to evaluate different...