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Abstract
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Before
We conduct an online survey experiment in Austria to test whether a positively framed
narrative about a Syrian refugee shifts attitudes toward immigration and preferences for redistribu
tion. Approximately 1,000 respondents are randomly assigned to watch either a short video telling
the success story of a refugee who founded a bakery in Vienna (treatment) or a video about the
voting age of 16 in Austria (active control). We measure immigration attitudes along three channels:
labor market concerns, welfare state concerns, cultural concerns and elicit beliefs about support
for immigration as well as preferred government spending allocations, income tax progressivity,
and general support for redistribution. We also elicit prior and posterior beliefs about immigrant
population shares to test for belief updating.
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After
We conduct an online survey experiment in Austria to test whether a positively framed
narrative about a Syrian refugee shifts attitudes toward immigration and preferences for redistribution.
Approximately 1,000 respondents are randomly assigned to watch either a short video telling
the success story of a refugee who founded a bakery in Vienna (treatment) or a video about the
voting age of 16 in Austria (active control). We measure immigration attitudes along three channels:
labor market concerns, welfare state concerns, cultural concerns and elicit beliefs about support
for immigration as well as preferred government spending allocations, income tax progressivity,
and general support for redistribution. We also elicit prior and posterior beliefs about immigrant
population shares to test for belief updating.
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