Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/35647 
Year of Publication: 
2009
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 4056
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This paper discusses what determines the preferences of individuals for redistribution. We review the theoretical literature and provide a framework to incorporate various effects previously studied separately in the literature. We then examine empirical evidence for the US, using the General Social Survey, and for a large set of countries, using the World Values Survey. The paper reviews previously found results and provides several new ones. We emphasize, in particular, the role of historical experiences, cultural factors and personal history as determinants of preferences for equality or tolerance for inequality.
Subjects: 
Preferences for redistribution
JEL: 
H1
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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