In recent decades, the immigration of workers and refugees to Europe has increased substantially, and the composition of the population in many countries has consequently become much more heterogeneous in terms of ethnic background. If people exhibit in-group bias in the sense of being more...

If people are more altruistic towards their own kind, the increased ethnic heterogeneity resulting from increased immigration to Europe in recent decades will likely lead to reduced support for redistribution among natives. This paper exploits a nationwide program placing refugees in...

Redistribution is an inevitable feature of collective pension schemes and economic experiments have revealed that most people have a preference for redistribution that is not merely inspired by self-interest. Interestingly, little is known on how these preferences interact with preferences for...