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Replication Data for: Immigration and Support for Social Policy. An Experimental Comparison of Universal and Means-Tested Programs

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Title Replication Data for: Immigration and Support for Social Policy. An Experimental Comparison of Universal and Means-Tested Programs
 
Identifier https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/8U4FFB
 
Creator Muñoz, Jordi
Sergi Pardos-Prado
 
Publisher Harvard Dataverse
 
Description A growing body of research suggests that immigration undermines native support for the welfare state. However, the mechanisms behind this relationship and the possible moderating effects of institutions remain inconclusive. In this study, we identify via survey experiments how means-tested programs and targeted spending exacerbate the negative effect of immigration on public support for redistribution. Our findings suggest that different institutional settings can attach different weights to identity considerations across the whole socio-economic spectrum. We conclude by discussing the implications of our results for previous contradictory findings in the literature, and for the effectiveness of welfare policies in times of increasing ethnic diversity.
 
Subject Social Sciences
 
Contributor Muñoz, Jordi