Attitudes towards immigrants and the integration of ethnically diverse societies

Tiiu Paas and Vivika Halapuu ()

No 2012023, Norface Discussion Paper Series from Norface Research Programme on Migration, Department of Economics, University College London

Abstract: The paper focuses on exploring people’s attitudes towards immigration in 26 European countries based on the European Social Survey fourth round database. Outcomes of the empirical analysis show that the attitudes of European people towards immigrants vary depending on 1) the personal characteristics of the respondents; 2) the country’s characteristics; and 3) the attitudes of people towards country institutions and socio-economic security. The studies results provide empirical evidence-based grounds for the development of policy measures to integrate ethnically diverse societies, taking into account the composition of the country's population and their attitudes to institutions and socio-economic security.

Keywords: attitudes; immigration; tolerance; economic growth; policy implications (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C31 O40 P51 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012-07
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