Abstract Does immigration change support for redistribution? We design and conduct large-scale surveys experiments in six countries to investigate how people perceive immigrants these perceptions influence their redistribution. find striking misperceptions about the number characteristics of immigrants. In all countries, respondents greatly overestimate total immigrants, think are culturally re...

We survey the literature on preferences for redistribution. discuss different ways has measured these and review determinants of These range from institutions demographic factors to fairness views social preferences. Income inequality is, perhaps unsurprisingly, one most important While our is largely focused economics literature, we also some work political science, sociology, psychology.