Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/279225 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 10476
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
How does exposure to Islamist terrorism change perceptions of the share of Muslims and immigrants? We conduct a large-scale survey that measures misperceptions towards minority groups in four European countries. Our results show that terror attacks in the past increased misperceptions of the share of Muslims and immigrants. We also contend that this increase in misperceptions is particularly large and significant for lower-educated respondents and people from regions with a low share of the foreign population. Given that misperceptions are higher on average in regions with a large share of foreigners, terror attacks make misperceptions across different groups converge.
Subjects: 
terror attacks
misconceptions
public opinion
cognitive biases
prejudice
attitude formation
JEL: 
D70
H11
H12
H41
I18
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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