Experimental Contributions to Immigration Research

• In Event: 242 - Section on International Migration Roundtable Session (one-hour).
  In Refereed Roundtable: Table 19. Theory and Methods

Abstract

Experiments are not common in immigration research. In this paper I argue for the need of more work utilizing that methodology. I report on a review I conducted of experiments on immigration topics, discuss the advantages of those studies, and propose lines for future sociological experimental research in this area. I also describe and counter the often expressed concerns about experiments in the social sciences – namely, those about (1) artificiality of the designs and (2) limited generalizability of the findings.

Author

• Martha Foschi, University of British Columbia