Working papers
2023
"Looking for information? A survey experiment on citizens' information seeking behaviour", Working paper n°47, Nathalie Giger (University of Geneva) and Elisa Volpi (University of Geneva)
"Electoral Formulas, Party Magnitude and Class Representation in List Systems", Working paper n°46, Ari Arundhati Ray (University of Geneva)
"Trade Union Power and Welfare Equality between Foreign and Native Workers in Advanced Democracies", Working paper n°45, Elif Naz Kayran (European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Vienna) and Nadja MOSIMANN (University of Zürich)
"Trade Unions and Left Parties in Sweden 1986-2018", Working paper n°44, Ari Arundhati Ray (University of Geneva) and Jonas Pontusson (University of Geneva).
"The Political Puzzle of Rising Inequality", Working paper n°43, Noam Lupu (Vanderbilt University) and Jonas Pontusson (University of Geneva).
"Forging support: how party cues shape fiscal preferences", Working paper n° 42, Max Joosten (University of Geneva).
"Redistributive Policy Preferences and Government Responsiveness to Public Opinion: Western Europe, 2008-19", Working paper n° 41, Jan Rosset (Haute École et École Supérieure du Travail Social), Jonas Pontusson (University of Geneva) and Jérémie Poltier (University of Geneva)
"Income Growth and Inequality as Joint Determinants of Preferences of Redistribution in Europe", Working paper n°40, Jérémie Poltier (University of Geneva), Jonas Pontusson (University of Geneva) and Jan Rosset (Haute École et École Supérieure du Travail Social)
"Falling Behind Whom? Economic Geographies of Right-Wing Populism in Europe", Working paper n°39, Dominik Shraff (University of Aalborg) and Jonas Pontusson (University of Geneva)
"Regional Export Dependence and Business-related Popular Votes in Switzerland", Working paper n°38, Jérémie Poltier (Universiy of Geneva)
"Union Membership and Electoral Demand forRedistribution among Left-authoritarians", Working paper n°37, Line Rennwald (FORS) and Nadja Mosimann (University of Zürich)
2022
"When Identity Trumps Class: Women, Workers and Statistical Representation Under Low Party Gate-keeping", Working paper n° 36, Ari Ray (University of Geneva)
"Who Influences Whom? Inequality in the Mutual Responsiveness Between Voters and Elites", Working paper n°35, Max Joosten (University of Geneva)
"Perceptions of (Unequal) Responsiveness and their Consequences for Electoral Participation",Working paper n°34, Jan Rosset (University of Geneva)
"Polarized Opinion, Consensual Election: How Preferences for Restrictive Immigration Policies Water Down Class conflict over Redistribution.", Working paper n°33, Davy-Kim Lascombes (University of Geneva)
"A Distorting Mirror: Ideological preferences and mis-perceptions of economic inequality", Working paper n°32, Elisa Volpi and Nathalie Giger (University of Geneva)
2021
"Unequal Responsiveness and Government Partisanship in Northwest Europe", Working paper n°31, Ruben Berge Mathisen (University of Bergen), Wouter Schakel (University of Amsterdam), Svenja Hense (Goethe University Frankfurt), Lea Elsässer (University of Münster and University of Duisburg-Essen), Mikael Persson (University of Gothenburg), Jonas Pontusson (University of Geneva)
"Voter Preferences and Redistributive Policy: Exploratory Analysis Based on a Comprehensive Dataset on Preferences", Working paper n°30, Konstantin Käppner, Max Joosten, Jérémie Poltier and Jonas Pontusson (University of Geneva)
"Taxing the 1 percent: Public opinion vs. public policy", Working paper n°29, Ruben Berge Mathisen (University of Bergen)
"Do poor and rich vote differently?", Working paper n°28, Jan Rosset (University of Geneva), Nathalie Giger (University of Geneva), Anna-Sophie Kurella (University of Mannheim)
"Income Inequality and the Descriptive Representation of Income", Working paper n°27
Jan Szulkin (Uppsala University)
"Unequal Representation and Direct Democracy: The Case of Switzerland", Working paper n°26
Manuel Wagner (University of Vienna
"Trust, Information and Redistributive Attitudes in Pandemic Italy", Working paper n°25
Francesco Colombo (European University Institute), Ari Ray University of Geneva)
"Compensatory Theory Drives Perceptions of Fairness in Taxation: Cross-Country Experimental Evidence", Working paper n°24
Mariana Alvarado (New York University and University of Geneva)
"Explanations for Poverty and Demand for Social Policy", Working paper n°23
Lionel Marquis (University of Lausanne), Jan Rosset (University of Geneva)
"Social Class, Union Power and Perceptions of Political Voice: Liberal Democracies, 1974-2016", Working paper n°22
Line Rennwald (University of Geneva), Jonas Pontusson (University of Geneva)
"Are There Social Class Gaps in Nascent Political Ambition? Survey Evidence from the Americas", Working paper n°21
Nicholas Carnes (Duke University), Noam Lupu (Vanderbilt University)
"Closing the Ethnic Turnout Gap? Inclusive Enfranchisement and Political Participation of Immigrants in Advanced Democracies", Working paper n°20
Elif Naz Kayran (Leiden University), Anna-Lena Nadler (University of Geneva)
"Nominating immigrant-origin candidates: an electoral strategy of political parties?", Working paper n°19
Anna-Lena Nadler (University of Geneva)
2020
"What Explains Unequal Responsiveness? Investigating the Role of Institutional Agenda Setting, Costly Policies, and Status-Quo Bias", Working paper n°18
Mikael Persson (University of Gothenburg)
"From Opinions to Policies: Examining Links Between Citizens, Representatives, and Policy Change", Working paper n°17
Mikael Persson (University of Gothenburg)
"Introducing the Inequality and Politics Survey: Preliminary Findings", Working paper n°16
Jonas Pontusson (University of Geneva), Nathalie Giger (University of Geneva), Jan Rosset (University of Geneva) and Davy-Kim Lascombes (University of Geneva)
"Group Conflict Theory Revisited: Economic Risk Inequalities within the In-Group and Reactions to Immigration", Working paper n°15
Elif Naz Kayran (Graduate Institute Geneva & Leiden University)
"Do Parties Dislike Working-Class Candidates?", Working paper n°14
Reto Wüest (University of Bergen)
"Elections as a source of political inequality. Party supply and spatial voting in Europe.", Working paper n°13
Jan Rosset (University of Geneva), Anna-Sophie Kurella (Uni. of Mannheim)
"Heterogeneity of the Trade Union Membership Effect on Support for Redistribution in Western Europe.", Working paper n°12
Nadja Mosimann (Universities of Geneva and Zürich), Jonas Pontusson (University of Geneva)
2019
"Growing income inequality, growing legitimacy: A longitudinal approach to perceptions of inequality", Working paper n°11
Nathalie Giger (University of Geneva), Davy-Kim Lascombes (University of Geneva)
"Real But Unequal Representation Edit in Welfare State Reform", Working paper n°10
Wouter Schakel (Leiden University and University of Amsterdam), Brian Burgoon (University of Amsterdam), Armèn Hakhverdian (University of Amsterdam)
"What rich and poor consider important and how this matters for representation", Working paper n°9
Denise Traber (University of Luzern), Miriam Hänni (University of Konstanz), Nathalie Giger (University of Geneva), Christian Breunig (University of Konstanz)
"Who Represents the Poor? Evidence from Swiss Direct Democracy", Working paper n°8
Reto Wüest (University of Geneva), Anouk Lloren (Mathematica Policy Research)
"The Politics of Growth Models: An Analytical Framework with Germany and Sweden as Illustrative Cases", Working paper n°7
Lucio Baccaro (University of Geneva and Max-Planck Institute Cologne), Jonas Pontusson (University of Geneva)
"Paper Stones Revisited: Class Voting, Unionization and the Electoral Decline of the Mainstream Left", Working paper n°6
Jonas Pontusson (University of Geneva), Line Rennwald (University of Geneva)
"Can Institutions Shape Immigration Policy Preferences? The Conditioning Effects of Labor Market Policy Institutions on Unemployment Risks", Working paper n°5
Elif Naz Kayran (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva)
"Breaking the Link? How European Integration Shapes Social Policy Demand and Supply", Working paper n°4
Tobias Tober (University of Geneva), Marius R. Busemeyer (University of Konstanz)
2018
"Fairness and Tax Preferences: A Conjoint Experiment", Working paper n°3
Mariana Alvarado (New York University)
"Congruence between Citizens and Governments in Europe: A Multidimensional Approach", Working paper n°2
Jan Rosset (University of Geneva), Christian Stecker (University of Mannheim)
"Descriptive Misrepresentation by Social Class: Do Voter Preferences Matter", Working paper n°1
Jonas Pontusson (University of Geneva), Reto Wuest (University of Geneva)