Attitudes towards immigration--Perceived consequences and economic self-interest

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2008
Volume: 100
Issue: 2
Pages: 254-257

Score contribution per author:

0.251 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Using the European Social Survey 2002/3, we develop a new test of whether economic self-interest influences people's attitudes towards immigration, exploiting that people have widely different perceptions of the consequences of immigration.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:100:y:2008:i:2:p:254-257
Journal Field
General
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-25