positive effect of education on pro-immigration attitudes is greatly reduced when we control for the degree of communication …This paper re-examines the role of labor-market competition as a determinant of attitudes toward immigration. We claim … from specialization in communication-intensive jobs, in addition to formal education. Second, we explicitly account for the …

positive effect of education on pro-immigration attitudes is greatly reduced when we control for the degree of communication …This paper re-examines the role of labor-market competition as a determinant of attitudes toward immigration. We claim … from specialization in communication-intensive jobs, in addition to formal education. Second, we explicitly account for the …

economy. At the country level, pro-immigration opinion is negatively related to the share of immigrants in the population and … studies are cross sectional and can shed little light on the economy-wide forces that shift public opinion on immigration. In … immigration opinion for 20 countries. The recession that began in 2008 provides a useful test because its severity varied so …

We investigate whether the dependence of immigrants on welfare benefits leads to opposition to further immigration by … natives lead to less favourable attitudes of natives towards immigration. Interestingly, we do not find similar stylised facts … for immigrants' attitudes towards immigration. …

Can international tourist arrivals change residents' attitudes towards immigrants and immigration? We discuss possible …=333,505). We find that, as tourist arrivals grow, residents become more positive towards immigration in Eastern Europe. In … instrumental variable analysis suggests that incoming tourism has a positive causal effect on attitudes towards immigration in both …