eprintid: 14318 rev_number: 26 eprint_status: archive userid: 600 dir: disk0/00/01/43/18 datestamp: 2009-03-25 14:57:59 lastmod: 2015-07-23 09:36:14 status_changed: 2009-03-25 14:57:59 type: working_paper metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Dustmann, C. creators_name: Preston, I. creators_id: CDUST02 creators_id: IPPRE90 title: Is immigration good or bad for the economy? analysis of attitudinal responses ispublished: pub subjects: 12000 subjects: 12040 divisions: F24 keywords: JEL classification: J2, J3, F2. Migration, effects of immigration, attitudes abstract: In this paper we study attitudinal responses of host country residents towards further immigration that are triggered by economic considerations. We develop an economic model motivating the empirical work that takes a broader view on these issues than previous papers. We provide empirical analysis that is based on data more specific and better suited to pick up the many channels of economic interest through which benefits and costs of immigration may be felt. Results support previous literature in establishing strong associations between individual characteristics and a wide range of responses to questions relating to perceived impact of immigrants on economic outcomes. Our analysis points to the importance of a wider view on channels of economic interest and the way these affect assessment of immigration. date: 2004-12 publisher: Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration official_url: http://www.econ.ucl.ac.uk/cream/publicationsdiscussionpapers.htm vfaculties: VSHS oa_status: green language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green lyricists_name: Dustmann, C lyricists_name: Preston, I lyricists_id: CDUST02 lyricists_id: IPPRE90 full_text_status: public series: Discussion Paper Series number: 06/04 place_of_pub: London, UK citation: Dustmann, C.; Preston, I.; (2004) Is immigration good or bad for the economy? analysis of attitudinal responses. (Discussion Paper Series 06/04). Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration: London, UK. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/14318/1/14318.pdf