Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/79185 
Year of Publication: 
2001
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 2002-14
Publisher: 
Rutgers University, Department of Economics, New Brunswick, NJ
Abstract: 
This paper provides a statistical analysis of the determinants of attitudes towards foreigners displayed by Europeans sampled in Eurobarometer surveys in 1988 and 1997. Europeans who compete with immigrants in the labor market have more negative attitudes towards foreigners. In addition, an increased concentration of immigrants in local neighborhoods increases the likelihood of negative attitudes. Racial prejudice exerts a strong influence on anti-foreigner sentiment. The generally rising trend towards greater racial prejudice, and the decline in the strength of educational attainment in reducing negative attitudes towards foreigners, contribute to the increasing anti-foreigner attitudes between 1988 and 1997.
Subjects: 
attitude
labor force status
migrant
probit decomposition
racial prejudice
JEL: 
F22
J15
J61
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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