East and West Germany. As expected, there are substantial differences with respect to all three of these measures … or redistributive preferences. Nonetheless, individuals from East Germany tend to be more supportive of state … redistribution and progressive taxation, and less likely to have a conservative political orientation, even conditional on having the …

The Inequality Barometer is an online survey first conducted in Germany in 2020. It gauges individual perceptions of …. Our results indicate that there are substantial differences between how people in Germany perceive different aspects of … has critical policy implications for the future of the welfare state in Germany and elsewhere, in particular in the post …

East and West Germany. As expected, there are substantial differences with respect to all three of these measures … or redistributive preferences. Nonetheless, individuals from East Germany tend to be more supportive of state … redistribution and progressive taxation, and less likely to have a conservative political orientation, even conditional on having the …

people base their beliefs about mean income on a compound of the true mean and their local perception in the network, and … that higher homophily causes lower implemented tax rates, which explains why redistribution preferences appear decoupled … rational updating beliefs about efficiency. Misperceptions not only decrease redistribution in a static setting, they also …

less in favor of income redistribution. In societies with a high level of actual social mobility, income inequality is …

This paper investigates the link between inequality and demand for redistribution by looking at how individuals form … their perceptions of inequality. Most of the literature analyzing demand for redistribution has focused on objective … inequality, rather than subjective perceptions of inequality. However, a model that links demand for redistribution to subjective …