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Erscheinungsjahr: 
2022
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research No. 1177
Verlag: 
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), Berlin
Zusammenfassung: 
We propose that false beliefs about the own current economic status are an important factor for explaining populist attitudes. Along with the subjects' receptiveness to rightwing populism, we elicit their perceived relative income positions in a representative survey of German households. We find that people with pessimistic beliefs about their income position are more attuned to populist statements. Key to understanding the misperceptionpopulism relationship are strong gender differences in the mechanism: Misperception triggers income dissatisfaction for both men and women, but the former are much more likely to channel their discontent into affection for populist ideas.
Schlagwörter: 
perception
income
populism
JEL: 
D63
D72
D91
P16
Dokumentart: 
Working Paper

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