Trust, Economic Development and Attitudes toward Immigration

2018/02/06 by Han Il Chang, Woo Chang Kang · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Migration, Refugees, and Integration #Migration and Labor Dynamics #Culture, Economy, and Development Studies

paper · doi:10.1017/s0008423917001378

Abstract

Abstract We examine (1) how trust in foreigners and trust in political institutions affect attitudes toward immigration and (2) the moderating effect of economic development on those impacts, analyzing data from the fifth wave of the World Values Survey. We find that natives who trust foreigners are more tolerant toward immigration and that economic development positively moderates the impact of trust in foreigners on the attitudes. Meanwhile, we find only mixed evidence for the impact of trust in political institutions and the moderating role of economic development in the impact. We conclude by discussing the implications of the findings.

Citations

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