maintain that more attention must be paid to cognitive mechanisms to move the debate ahead. Using survey data from 938 …

concerns over potential consequences of certain kinds of immigration and are linked to individual characteristics that increase …-mitigating: Affluent, high-immigration countries more easily sustain tolerance for the same reasons they attract immigrants (opportunities …) but are more prone to threatened responses since these are provoked by immigration characteristics overrepresented in …

EU Eastern Enlargement elicited a rise in (temporary) labour market oriented immi-gration to Germany starting in May …

Nonresponse in surveys may result in a distortion of the distribution of interest. In a panel survey the participation …

immigration as a tool to counter the negative impact of population ageing on economic growth and the pressure on public funds …. While we know that immigration alone cannot solve the problem of population ageing, it can be an important policy instrument …

accession affects income gaps. Moreover, if EU membership is refused, fear of future restrictions on immigration will lead to …