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The Immigrant Next Door
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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. (JEL D64, D83, D91, J15)
Keywords:
IMPLICIT ASSOCIATION TEST
INTERGROUP CONTACT
DISCRIMINATION
STEREOTYPES
INTEGRATION
DIVERSITY
ATTITUDES
IMPACT
WOMEN
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