hypothesis work quite well empirically: there exists a positive link between perceived inequality or perceived upward mobility … and the extent of redistribution in democratic regimes - though such a link does not exist when objective measures of … inequality and social mobility are used. These observations highlight that political preferences and choices might depend more on …

agents' biased perceptions with this information has a significant effect on their stated preferences for redistribution … levels of redistribution when informed of their true ranking. This relationship between biased perceptions and political … attitudes provides an alternative explanation for the relatively low degree of redistribution observed in modern democracies …

explores their potential impact on preferences for redistribution. A tailored household survey provides original evidence on … they were relatively richer than they were tend to demand higher levels of redistribution when informed of their true … ranking. -- income distribution ; biased perceptions ; limited information ; preferences for redistribution …

hypothesis work quite well empirically: there exists a positive link between perceived inequality or perceived upward mobility … and the extent of redistribution in democratic regimes - though such a link does not exist when objective measures of … inequality and social mobility are used. These observations highlight that political preferences and choices might depend more on …

agents' biased perceptions with this information has a significant effect on their stated preferences for redistribution … levels of redistribution when informed of their true ranking. This relationship between biased perceptions and political … attitudes provides an alternative explanation for the relatively low degree of redistribution observed in modern democracies …

hypothesis work quite well empirically: there exists a positive link between perceived inequality or perceived upward mobility … and the extent of redistribution in democratic regimes – though such a link does not exist when objective measures of … inequality and social mobility are used. These observations highlight that political preferences and choices might depend more on …

agents' biased perceptions with this information has a significant effect on their stated preferences for redistribution … levels of redistribution when informed of their true ranking. This relationship between biased perceptions and political … attitudes provides an alternative explanation for the relatively low degree of redistribution observed in modern democracies …

hypothesis work quite well empirically: there exists a positive link between perceived inequality or perceived upward mobility … and the extent of redistribution in democratic regimes though such a link does not exist when objective measures of … inequality and social mobility are used. These observations highlight that political preferences and choices might depend more on …

Using a new survey and experimental data, we investigate how information on inequality and immigration affects … preferences for redistribution in Italy. Our randomized treatments show that preferences for redistribution are generally …-immigrant composition of poverty reduces economic in-group bias by affecting exclusionary redistributive preferences. Respondents are less …