Chapter 26 Changes in Attitudes toward Immigrants in Europe: Before and After the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Ira Gang, Francisco Rivera-Batiz and Myeong-Su Yun ()

A chapter in Migration and Culture, 2010, pp 649-676 from Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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.

Keywords: Anti-foreigner; labor force status; ethnic concentration; probit decomposition; racial prejudice; attitudes; sentiments toward migrants (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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