@article{458115af14f74820b890abe5d1745052,
title = "The usual suspects?: attitudes towards immigration during the COVID-19 pandemic",
abstract = "COVID-19 has intensified public apprehension about foreigners. In this article, we examine two questions related to public opinion on immigration. First, we assess the importance of cultural and economic factors in studying why individuals support or oppose immigration. Second, we examine the role of public health concerns in shaping attitudes towards open borders by priming the vaccination status of immigrants and the number of COVID-19 cases in their home countries. Using a conjoint analysis based on the data provided by nearly 1,700 respondents in South Korea, we find empirical support for both the existing explanations and public health concerns.",
keywords = "COVID-19, Immigration policy, South Korea, conjoint experiment, public opinion",
author = "{Eun Kim}, Sung and Shin, {Adrian J.} and Yujeong Yang",
note = "Funding Information: This research was approved by Korea University{\textquoteright}s Institutional Review Board (Approval Number: KUIRB-2021-0080-01). We acknowledge generous funding from the National Research Foundation of Korea under the 2020 Rapid Call for International Joint Research Against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic (Grant No. 2020K2A9A1A01095232). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Research Foundation of Korea. Sung Eun Kim acknowledges funding from the Korea University Research Grant (Grant No. K2107641). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.",
year = "2022",
doi = "10.1080/17516234.2022.2046686",
language = "English",
journal = "Journal of Asian Public Policy",
issn = "1751-6234",
publisher = "Routledge",
}
