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Pandemic distress and anti-immigration sentiments

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  • Andrea Martinangeli

    (BSB - Burgundy School of Business (BSB) - ESC Dijon-Bourgogne, CEREN - Centre de Recherche sur les Entreprises - BSB - Burgundy School of Business (BSB) - ESC Dijon-Bourgogne)

  • Gianmarco Daniele

    (UNIMI - Università degli Studi di Milano = University of Milano)

  • Francesco Passarelli

    (UNITO - Università degli studi di Torino = University of Turin)

  • Willem Sas

    (University of Stirling)

  • Lisa Windsteiger

    (University of Salzburg, Ifo Institute)

Abstract

We investigate the causal nexus between pandemic distress and anti-immigration sentiments. We exploit the disruption brought about by the Covid-19 outbreak to randomly provide survey respondents with information on the economic or health consequences of the pandemic. Overall, we find that pessimistic information about the economic outlook reinforces overall adversity to immigration and the wish to exclude immigrants from access to healthcare. This effect is less pronounced in areas with larger immigrant populations. Our theoretical model pins down two possible mechanisms explaining these results: a zero-sum game to split scarce public resources between residents and immigrants on the one hand, and on the other, fear of contagion.

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  • Andrea Martinangeli & Gianmarco Daniele & Francesco Passarelli & Willem Sas & Lisa Windsteiger, 2024. "Pandemic distress and anti-immigration sentiments," Post-Print hal-05839632, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05839632
    DOI: 10.1111/ecca.12536
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