Local exposure to refugees changed attitudes to ethnic minorities in the Netherlands

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Achard, Pascal; Albrecht, Sabina; Ghidoni, Riccardo; Cettolin, Elena; Suetens, Sigrid
• 署名单位: Tilburg University; University of Queensland; University of Bologna
• 刊物名称: ECONOMIC JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0013-0133
• DOI: 10.1093/ej/ueae080
• 发表日期: 2025
• 页码: 808-837
• 关键词: building social cohesion; field experiment; personal contact; anti-immigrant; DISCRIMINATION; diversity; PREJUDICE; CRISIS; IMPACT; migration

摘要

We investigate the effect of exposure to refugees on locals' preferences with regard to ethnic minorities using individual-level panel data from the Netherlands. The data combine self-reported preferences with administrative data on the residential locations of the locals and the refugees. The study period is marked by a sudden inflow of refugees in some neighbourhoods. We find that individuals living close to newly installed refugee facilities developed a more positive attitude towards ethnic minorities and became less supportive of anti-immigration parties compared to individuals living farther away. An investigation of mechanisms suggests that the local effect is due to contact between residents and refugees.