« New Perspectives on Inequality and Individual Policy Preferences » November 30 and December 1, 2018

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Location: University of Geneva

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November 30, 2018 (Room 4050, Uni Mail)

9.00-9.15 Introduction

9.15-11.00 Panel #1                    

• Nathalie Giger (Geneva) and Davy-Kim Lascombes (Geneva),
  “Growing income inequality, growing legitimacy: A longitudinal approach to perceptions of inequality.”
• Lionel Marquis (Lausanne) and Jan Rosset (Geneva),
  “Explanations for poverty in times of crisis:  A comparative analysis of injustice perceptions.”
•  Discussant: David Rueda (Oxford) and Marco Giugni (Geneva)

11.15-13.00 Panel #2

•  Paul Marx (Duisburg-Essen),
  “Socio-economic problems and political information”
• Davy-Kim Lascombes (Geneva) and Ursa Bernardic (Geneva),
  “Is skewed unfair? Influence of the structure and level of income inequalities on redistributive behavior”      
•  Discussant: Reto Wuest (Geneva)

14.00-15.45 Panel #3

• Elif Kayran (Graduate Institute),
  “Do National Institutions Shape Immigration?  The Conditioning Effects of Labor Market institutions on Relative Risk”  
• Tobias Tober (Geneva),
  “Breaking the Link?  How European Integration Shapes Social Policy Demand and Supply” (co-author: Marius Busemeyer)
• Discussant: Konstantin Käppner (Geneva)

16.00-17.45 Panel #4

• Macarena Ares (Zürich),
  “Mobile and Moderate? Intra-generational Class Mobility and Economic Preferences: A longitudinal analysis based on the British Household Panel Survey”
• David Rueda (Oxford),
  “Income-Dependent Insurance Effects on Support for Redistribution: An Experimental Approach” (co-author: Karl Kahn)            
•  Discussant: Nathalie Giger (Geneva)

December 1, 2018 (Room 4050, Uni Mail)

 9.30-10.15 Panel #5

• Nadja Mosimann (Geneva and Zürich) and Pontusson (Geneva),  
  “Heterogeneity in the Effect of Union Membership on Support for Redistribution”                 
• Discussant: Paul Marx (Duisburg-Essen)

10.30-12.30     Panel #6:

• Nathalie Giger (Geneva), Davy-Kim Lascombes (Geneva), Jonas Pontusson (Geneva) and Jan Rosset (Geneva),
  “Inequality and Politics Survey”
•  Reto Wuest (Geneva) and Jonas Pontusson (Geneva),
  “Design for Survey Experiment on Voter Preferences for Candidates with Different Social Backgrounds and Programmatic Commitments”
•  Discussants: Marco Giugni (Geneva), Paul Marx (Duisburg-Essen) and David Rueda (Oxford)