Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/265766 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 15545
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
How does previous exposure to massive immigrant inflows affect concerns about current immigration and the integration of refugees? To answer this question, we investigate attitudes toward newcomers among natives and previous immigrants. In areas that in the 1990s received higher inflows of immigrants of German originâ€"so-called ethnic Germansâ€"native Germans are more likely to believe that refugees are a resource for the economy and the culture, viewing them as an opportunity rather than a risk. Refugees living in these areas report better health and feel less exposed to xenophobia.
Subjects: 
birthplace diversity
refugees
immigration
public opinion
JEL: 
A13
D64
J6
I31
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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