The effect of income on individuals' welfare attitudes varies across societies. Existing studies focus on institutions and macroeconomic conditions to explain the variation. We argue that knowledge mediates self-interested individuals' income-based welfare attitudes. We focus on a set of...

How does economic globalization influence individuals' welfare attitudes? We part ways with the literature whose focus has been on identifying the losers and exploring whether and to what extent they demand government compensation. By intersecting two dimensions of globalization perceptions –...