The Immigrant Next Door

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Bursztyn, Leonardo; Chaney, Thomas; Hassan, Tarek a.; Rao, Aakaash
• 署名单位: University of Chicago; National Bureau of Economic Research; University of Southern California; Institut d'Etudes Politiques Paris (Sciences Po); Centre for Economic Policy Research - UK; Boston University; Harvard University
• 刊物名称: AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0002-8282
• DOI: 10.1257/aer.20220376
• 发表日期: 2024
• 页码: 348-384
• 关键词: implicit association test; intergroup contact; DISCRIMINATION; stereotypes; integration; diversity; attitudes; IMPACT; women

摘要

We study how decades -long exposure to individuals of a given foreign descent shapes natives' attitudes and behavior toward that group. Using individualized donations data, we show that long-term exposure to a given foreign ancestry leads to more generous behavior specifically toward that group's ancestral country. Focusing on exposure to Arab Muslims to examine mechanisms, we show that long-term exposure (i) decreases explicit and implicit prejudice against Arab Muslims, (ii ) reduces support for policies and political candidates hostile toward Arab Muslims, (iii ) increases charitable donations to Arab countries, (iv ) leads to more personal contact with Arab Muslims, and (v) increases knowledge of Arab Muslims and Islam. (JEL D64, D83, D91, J15)