A primordial challenge to the welfare state? -- The politics of resentment : xenophobia and the welfare state -- Trust in diverse societies -- Welfare state regimes as a regime for building trust? : contextualizing attitudes -- To belong or not to belong : incorporation and integration policies...

Culture and the economy -- Stability cultures and independent central banking -- The German Stabilitätskultur -- A stability culture for europe -- Stability culture and the financial crisis in America

Welfare states and welfare attitudes / Stefan Svallfors -- Welfare performance and welfare support / Wim van Oorschot and Bart Meuleman -- Attitudes among high-risk groups / Helena Blomberg, Johanna Kallio, Olli Kangas, Christian Kroll, and Mikko Niemelä -- A normative approach to welfare...

This paper reports the results of a survey among private sector economists about credibility and transparency of central banks. In line with the survey of Alan Blinder among central bankers, we asked participants in Ifo's World Economic Survey to answer questions on the importance and...