This paper examines whether German citizens prioritize fellow citizens over non-citizen immigrants for access to life-saving healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a conjoint experiment with roughly 17,000 respondents, the study finds that citizens are considered more deserving of healthcare than non-citizen immigrants, a sizeable and robust relationship. This finding has implications for debates about social boundaries and resource allocation in Western Europe.
Publisher
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Published On
Sep 02, 2022
Authors
Marc Helbling, Rahsaan Maxwell, Simon Munzert, Richard Traunmüller
Tags
healthcare access
COVID-19 pandemic
citizenship
immigrants
social boundaries
resource allocation
Germany
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