Do concerns about labor market competition shape attitudes toward immigration? New evidence

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Hainmueller, Jens; Hiscox, Michael J.; Margalit, Yotam
• 署名单位: Stanford University; Harvard University; Tel Aviv University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0022-1996
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2014.12.010
• 发表日期: 2015
• 页码: 193-207
• 关键词: immigration; attitudes; voters; political economy

摘要

Are concerns about labor market competition a powerful source of anti-immigrant sentiment? Several prominent studies have examined survey data on voters and concluded that fears about the negative effects of immigration on wages and employment play a major role generating anti-immigrant attitudes. We examine new data from a targeted survey of US. employees in 12 different industries. In contrast with previous studies, the findings indicate that fears about labor market competition do not appear to have substantial effects on attitudes toward immigration, and preferences with regard to immigration policy, among this large and diverse set of voters. (C) 2014 Published by Elsevier B.V.