Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/227369 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 13842
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We exploit the quasi-random settlement of refugees in Sweden between 1985 and 1994 to examine the characteristics of individuals showing a disproportionate negative response to migration flows and whether these responses differ when the arrival of refugees occurred concurrently with economic shocks. We document that, on average, migration shocks translate to lower support for immigration. These responses are disproportionately driven by the changes in attitudes of young males, with less wealth, and who work in blue-collar occupations. Also, we find more support for immigration where employment increased and tax collection was lower concurrent with the arrival of refugees.
Subjects: 
migration
attitudes
demography
JEL: 
D72
F2
O15
R23
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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