In many high-income countries today, scholarly interest in the politics of class has coincided
with growing economic inequality, rising support for nonmainstream political parties and …

Numerous studies have documented that misperceptions about society, eg related to
inequality, are widespread among voters. Simultaneously, a separate body of literature …

We investigate the causal relationship between biased beliefs about immigrants and the
host country's attitudes towards immigration. Using representative survey experiments with …

How does the framing of immigration influence support for the welfare state? Drawing on
research from psychology, specifically the notion of negativity bias and the sequencing of …

Research shows that opposition to policies that redistribute across racial divides has
affected the development of the American welfare state. Are similar dynamics at play in …

Across Europe some individuals observe immigration with unease and feel threatened by
immigrants. Most relevant surveys ask about 'immigrants' in the generic sense, but some …

Advanced economies have been a major destination for international migrants in the past 60
years. Currently, over 10% of the population in OECD countries are foreign-born, and a …

We conduct a randomized online survey experiment to study the impact of fact-checking
offers and financial incentives on misperceptions about immigrants. We find that natives …

Welfare states are exposed to a host of cost-inducing 'reform pressures'. An experiment
implemented in Germany, Norway and Sweden tests how various reform pressure frames …

To assess how immigration affects welfare states, studies have mainly used social
expenditure as an indocator of welfare state strength, with inconclusive results. Furthermore …