Determinants of Attitudes Towards Immigrants in Denmark
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2016
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Haverford College. Department of Economics
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This paper explores how attitudes towards immigrants are shaped in Denmark. While other studies have looked at this issue in other countries, to my knowledge there has not been a study on this issue in Denmark. With a changing population and contested views on immigration, Denmark is an ideal country for looking at the effects of immigration. Using data from the European Social Survey (ESS), I attempt to examine what factors contribute the most to the formation of attitudes towards immigration in Denmark, and why these factors are important. The results show that education has a significant effect in shaping attitudes, but it is difficult to determine whether this is due to economic or cultural reasons. Other factors such as income, religion and gender also appear to affect attitudes towards immigration, but the results for these variables are not as conclusive as education.