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Attitudes towards immigration--Perceived consequences and economic self-interest

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  • Malchow-Møller, Nikolaj
  • Munch, Jakob Roland
  • Schroll, Sanne
  • Skaksen, Jan Rose

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Using the European Social Survey 2002/3, we develop a new test of whether economic self-interest influences people's attitudes towards immigration, exploiting that people have widely different perceptions of the consequences of immigration.

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  • Malchow-Møller, Nikolaj & Munch, Jakob Roland & Schroll, Sanne & Skaksen, Jan Rose, 2008. "Attitudes towards immigration--Perceived consequences and economic self-interest," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 100(2), pages 254-257, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:100:y:2008:i:2:p:254-257
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