In 2019, the number of displaced persons worldwide reached a historic peak. When those displaced arrive in hosting cities, local utilities, often with no additional money, are tasked with meeting unexpected demands. One way to recoup these costs is to raise rates. However, publics are not always willing to share their own financial resources and utilities. In this empirical study, we quantitatively assess the residents’ perceived individual responsibility—or willingness to pay—for these expanded services. Here we seek to not only identify if an individual is willing to financially support the provision of services for those displaced via an increase in their own rates, but also, to quantify how long they are willing to support these services. Further, we explore factors that influence this perceived individual responsibility. Enabling this study is survey data from the German public in 2016, a time when the asylum seekers, who were displaced by instability in the Middle East, encountered increased public opposition. We find respondents who are male, wealthier, more highly educated, and more urban are more willing to pay for services for displaced populations. These results can inform awareness campaigns or changes in rates and rate structures.

2019年，全球流离失所者人数达到历史最高水平。当那些流离失所者到达收容城市时，往往没有额外资金的地方公用事业便承担着满足突发需求的任务。弥补这些成本的一种方法是提高利率。但是，公众并不总是愿意分享自己的财政资源和公用事业。在这项实证研究中，我们定量评估了居民对这些扩展服务的个人责任感或支付意愿。在这里，我们不仅试图确定个人是否愿意通过提高自己的费率来为流离失所者提供经济支持，而且还要量化他们愿意支持这些服务的时间。此外，我们探索了影响这种个人责任感的因素。这项研究的依据是2016年德国公众的调查数据，当时因中东动荡而流离失所的寻求庇护者遇到了越来越多的公众反对。我们发现，男性，较富裕，受过高等教育，城市人口更多的受访者更愿意为流离失所者提供服务。这些结果可以为意识运动或利率和利率结构的变化提供信息。