A common argument made by opponents to immigration is that migrants undercut the local labor market, making things harder for natives. It perhaps seems natural, therefore, for those people to also oppose automation, which may have a similar impact.
New research from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management sets out to explore the relationship between fears we have about automation, and attitudes towards immigrants. They suggest the association could unfold in one of two ways.
“First, automation may increase perceptions of realistic threat toward immigrants arising from competition for economic resources,” they explain. “Second, automation may increase perceptions of symbolic […]
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