Data and Code for: The Immigrant Next Door

We study how decades-long exposure to individuals of a given foreign descent shapes natives' attitudes and behavior toward that group. Using individualized donations data, we show that long-term exposure to a given foreign ancestry leads to more generous behavior specifically toward that group's ancestral country. Focusing on exposure to Arab-Muslims to examine mechanisms, we show that long-term exposure: i) decreases explicit and implicit prejudice against Arab-Muslims, ii) reduces support for policies and political candidates hostile toward Arab-Muslims, iii) increases charitable donations to Arab countries, iv) leads to more personal contact with Arab-Muslims, and v) increases knowledge of Arab-Muslims and Islam.

本研究探讨个体数十年长期接触特定外来血统群体后，本土民众对该群体的态度与行为会产生何种变化。本研究借助个性化捐赠数据展开分析，结果表明：长期接触某一外来血统群体，会使本土民众更倾向于对该群体的祖籍国施以更慷慨的行为。本研究以接触阿拉伯-穆斯林群体为场景探究其作用机制，结果显示长期接触可带来以下影响：其一，降低对阿拉伯-穆斯林群体的显性与隐性偏见；其二，削弱对敌视阿拉伯-穆斯林群体的政策与政治候选人的支持度；其三，提升向阿拉伯国家的慈善捐赠额度；其四，增加与阿拉伯-穆斯林群体的私人接触频次；其五，提升对阿拉伯-穆斯林群体及伊斯兰教的认知水平。