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Immigration and public attitudes towards social assistance: evidence from Hong Kong

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  • Shen Yang
  • Bo Miao
  • Alfred M. Wu

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The paper investigates the puzzling phenomenon of why Hong Kong citizens have much lower support for increasing spending on social assistance when all other welfare programs have been favored by local residents. With a random sampling survey, we find that citizens’ support towards raising the requirement of immigration is negatively correlated with their support for social assistance (the CSSA scheme). This study highlights that the perception of “who benefits” will influence citizens’ support for welfare spending. The Hong Kong story enriches the debate about the impact of citizens’ attitudes towards immigration on welfare spending against a backdrop of deglobalization and anti-immigration.

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  • Shen Yang & Bo Miao & Alfred M. Wu, 2022. "Immigration and public attitudes towards social assistance: evidence from Hong Kong," Journal of Economic Policy Reform, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(1), pages 28-44, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jpolrf:v:25:y:2022:i:1:p:28-44
    DOI: 10.1080/17487870.2020.1760102
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