U.S. County-Level Data on Ancestry Exposure and Attitudes Toward Immigrants
Creators:
Leonardo Bursztyn, Thomas Chaney, Tarek A. Hassan, and Aakaash Rao
Publication Date:
2023/10/23
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This dataset contains longitudinal, county-level data used to examine how prolonged exposure to individuals of a given foreign ancestry influences native residents’ attitudes and behaviors toward that group. It was used by Leonardo Bursztyn, Thomas Chaney, Tarek A. Hassan, and Aakaash Rao in their 2024 American Economic Review study. The analysis combines donation records, survey responses, policy preferences, and social proximity indicators—particularly focusing on exposure to Arab Muslims.
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