Explaining Cross-Country Differences in Attitudes towards Immigration in the EU-15

Autor/inn/en	Malchow-Moller, Nikolaj; Munch, Jakob Roland; Schroll, Sanne; Skaksen, Jan Rose
Titel	Explaining Cross-Country Differences in Attitudes towards Immigration in the EU-15
Quelle	In: Social Indicators Research, 91 (2009) 3, S.371-390 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0303-8300
DOI	10.1007/s11205-008-9341-5
Schlagwörter	Differences; Attitudes; Socioeconomic Status; Public Policy; Foreign Countries; Immigration; Social Indicators; Surveys; Influences; Social Systems; Social Values; Cross Cultural Studies; Socioeconomic Background; Europe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterscheiden; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Öffentliche Ordnung; Ausland; Social indicator; Sozialer Indikator; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Social system; Soziales System; Sozialer Wert; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Sozioökonomische Lage; Europa
Abstract	In this paper, we use data from the first two rounds of the European Social Survey to analyze the extent to which differences in average attitudes towards immigration across the EU-15 countries may be explained by differences in socioeconomic characteristics and individually perceived consequences of immigration, using an extension of a decomposition technique developed by Fairlie (2005). We find that despite the significant effects of socioeconomic characteristics on attitudes, differences in the distributions of these characteristics can only explain a modest share of the cross-country variation in average attitudes. A larger part can be explained by differences in perceived consequences of immigration, but the main part is still left unexplained. Apart from providing useful input for policy makers working in the area of immigration policy, this raises a number of questions for further research for which the ESS data can be successfully applied. (As Provided).
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Update	2021/2/06