Immigration and public attitudes towards social assistance: evidence from Hong Kong

被引：9

作者：

Yang, Shen ^{[1
]}

Miao, Bo ^{[2
,3
]}

Wu, Alfred M. ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ, Sch Int & Publ Affairs, Shanghai, Peoples R China

[2] Sun Yat Sen Univ, Sch Law, Guangzhou, Peoples R China

[3] Southern Marine Sci & Engn Guangdong Lab Zhuhai, Guangzhou, Peoples R China

[4] Natl Univ Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew Sch Publ Policy, Singapore, Singapore

来源：

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC POLICY REFORM | 2022年 / 25卷 / 01期

关键词：

Immigration; deglobalization; public attitudes; poverty; Hong Kong; China; WELFARE-STATE; CHINESE IMMIGRANTS; SELF-INTEREST; POVERTY; INCOME; REDISTRIBUTION; POLICY; PREFERENCES; MIGRATION; BENEFITS;

D O I：

10.1080/17487870.2020.1760102

中图分类号：

F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

The paper investigates the puzzling phenomenon of why Hong Kong citizens have much lower support for increasing spending on social assistance when all other welfare programs have been favored by local residents. With a random sampling survey, we find that citizens' support towards raising the requirement of immigration is negatively correlated with their support for social assistance (the CSSA scheme). This study highlights that the perception of "who benefits" will influence citizens' support for welfare spending. The Hong Kong story enriches the debate about the impact of citizens' attitudes towards immigration on welfare spending against a backdrop of deglobalization and anti-immigration.

引用

页码：28 / 44

页数：17

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