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Civic capital and support for the welfare state
Cerqueti, Roy; Sabatini, Fabio; Ventura, Marco - 2017
We model how the interplay between tax surveillance institutions and civic capital shapes taxpayers’ support for welfare state. We show that, when tax surveillance is tight, rational civic-minded individuals express greater support for welfare spending than uncivic ones. We provide empirical...
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Fairness and the unselfish demand for redistribution by taxpayers and welfare recipients
Sabatini, Fabio; Ventura, Marco; Yamamura, Eiji; … - 2017
unselfish though rational demand for redistribution. This leads the well off to prefer higher taxes and the poor to reject … redistribution by individuals with high income and to a lower demand for redistribution by those with low income. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011785084
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Civic capital and support for the welfare state
Cerqueti, Roy; Sabatini, Fabio; Ventura, Marco - 2017
We model how the interplay between tax surveillance institutions and civic capital shapes taxpayers' support for welfare state. We show that, when tax surveillance is tight, rational civic-minded individuals express greater support for welfare spending than uncivic ones. We provide empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011763519
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Social norms on rent seeking and preferences for redistribution
Sabatini, Fabio; Sarracino, Francesco; Yamamura, Eiji - 2014 - Preprint
Empirical studies have shown that preferences for redistribution are significantly correlated with expectations of … significantly and positively affects preferences for redistribution. On the other hand, living in an area where most citizens do not … stigmatize rent seeking, makes men more favourable to redistribution, which may be seen as a social equalizer in an unfair …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010381041
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Civic capital and support for the welfare state
Cerqueti, Roy; Sabatini, Fabio; Ventura, Marco - In: Social choice and welfare 53 (2019) 2, pp. 313-336
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012037921
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Social norms on rent seeking and preferences for redistribution
Sabatini, Fabio; Sarracino, Francesco; Yamamura, Eiji - 2014
Empirical studies have shown that preferences for redistribution are significantly correlated with expectations of … significantly and positively affects preferences for redistribution. On the other hand, living in an area where most citizens do not … stigmatize rent seeking, makes men more favourable to redistribution, which may be seen as a social equalizer in an unfair …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010369526
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Social trust and the support for universal basic income
Gubello, Michele - 2023
This paper presents a theoretical model showing how political mistrust affects people's preferences for Universal Basic Income (UBI) when its implementation involves a reduction in spending for other public services (welfare retrenchment). The model shows that individuals with lower levels of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014325188
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Social Capital, the Quality of Social Networks and Redistribution Preferences : Evidence from the International Social Survey Programme
Hlavac, Marek - 2017
Social capital can be a useful asset in the labor market. Individuals who have more or better-quality connections in their social networks have an easier time finding employment. Since they face a lower probability of unemployment, one might expect them to express less support for redistributive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012956307
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Who to Help? Trust and Preferences Over Redistribution in Russia
Borisova, Ekaterina - 2014
redistribution in favour of those who performed services for their homeland (war veterans, distinguished teachers, doctors). Less …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013045326
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Social capital, household income, and preferences for income redistribution
Yamamura, Eiji - In: European journal of political economy 28 (2012) 4, pp. 498-511
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