Low education levels predict anti-immigration sentiment. But is this a cause or just selection bias?
Reforms & Methods: Analyzing six compulsory schooling reforms across Denmark, France, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and Sweden.
Key Findings: Compelling students to stay in secondary school longer significantly reduced later-life anti-immigration attitudes among those who complied.
Real-World Relevance: This suggests rising educational attainment post-WWII has helped curb the growth of anti-immigration movements. The "this means that" style highlights how these findings relate directly to understanding and potentially mitigating contemporary political trends.
| Education and Anti-Immigration Attitudes: Evidence from Compulsory Schooling Reforms Across Western Europe was authored by Charlotte Cavaille and John Marshall. It was published by Cambridge in APSR in 2019. |
