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social preferences for redistribution. Two separate experiments (one in the UK and the other in the USA) show that the elite …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014637340
Supporters of left-wing parties typically place more emphasis on redistributive policies than right-wing voters. I investigate whether this difference in tolerating inequality is amplified by suspicious success - achievements that may arise from cheating. Using a laboratory experiment, I...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011899249
Supporters of left-wing parties typically place more emphasis on redistributive policies than right-wing voters. I investigate whether this difference in tolerating inequality is amplified by suspicious success - achievements that may arise from cheating. Using a laboratory experiment, I...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011932947
social preferences for redistribution. Two separate experiments (one in the UK and the other in the USA) show that the elite …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015061915
The amount of redistribution people favor depends on socioeconomic factors and their views on fairness. This study … less redistribution, women are more in favor of redistribution than men on average, and older people favor it more than … younger people. People's views on fairness and altruism also play a role. The study also shows for the first time that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011858985
The amount of redistribution people favor depends on socioeconomic factors and their views on fairness. This study … less redistribution, women are more in favor of redistribution than men on average, and older people favor it more than … younger people. People’s views on fairness and altruism also play a role. The study also shows for the first time that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011843068
We run a laboratory experiment where some participants are selected to make investment decisions on behalf of others. We test whether a democratic context influences the social preferences of decision makers in terms of efficiency, altruism and concern for inequality. We find that decision...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011753528
We run a laboratory experiment where some participants are selected to make investment decisions on behalf of others. We test whether a democratic context influences the social preferences of decision makers in terms of efficiency, altruism and concern for inequality. We find that decision...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011753718
inequality, such as differences in effort, luck, or opportunities. We study how fairness views and the extent of redistribution … are much less prevalent. These results indicate that fairness views and attitudes towards redistribution change … distribution of income. Public support for the extent of redistribution typically depends on the perceived causes of income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011704184
inequality, such as differences in effort, luck, or opportunities. We study how fairness views and the extent of redistribution … are much less prevalent. These results indicate that fairness views and attitudes towards redistribution change … distribution of income. Public support for the extent of redistribution typically depends on the perceived causes of income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011674398