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Immigrant exposure and native attitudes: evidence from South Africa
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I investigate the effect of exposure to immigrants on native attitudes using eight rounds of
Afrobarometer data. To address endogeneity in immigrant settlement patterns, I exploit quasi random variation from the interaction of (i) the baseline share of immigrants per municipality
and (ii) time-series variation in immigration inflows. I find that natives in municipalities with
a higher exposure to immigrants are less likely to want immigrants as neighbors. This attitude
is explained by an increase in salience of unemployment primarily driven by less educated
individuals and increased crime reports within these municipalities.
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Immigration attitudes Prejudice Cultural threat Public opinion