The Effects of Threats and Benefits of Immigrants on Public Opinion

• In Event: Public Opinion on (Im)migration

Brief Overview

We compare the effects of threats and benefits that immigrants may bring to the society on people’s opinions about immigration. Our experiment shows that emphasizing benefits reduce negativity toward immigrants while threats do not change attitudes.

Authors

• Akira Igarashi, Rikkyo University

• Yoshikuni Ono, Tohoku University