Saturday 31 March 2018

Attitudes towards immigration in an ageing society: Demographic evidence from Japan

a column by Hiroyuki Nakata for VOX: CEPR’s Policy Portal

Many advanced economies are facing the twin challenges of an ageing population and public hostility towards immigration. This column studies the impact of demographics on attitudes towards immigration in Japan, and the effectiveness of information campaigns explaining the benefits of immigration. It finds that information campaigns are effective in improving attitudes towards immigration, especially amongst women. Deep generational gaps in attitudes towards immigration may be caused by younger men in particular viewing immigrants as potential competitors.

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