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Redistributive preferences: Why actual income is ultimately more important than perceived income
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Abstract An emerging consensus claims that 'subjective' (mis)perceptions of income inequality better explain redistributive preferences than actual 'objective' conditions. In this article, we critically re-assess this view. We compare perceived and actual income positions as predictors for preferences for re... mehr
An emerging consensus claims that 'subjective' (mis)perceptions of income inequality better explain redistributive preferences than actual 'objective' conditions. In this article, we critically re-assess this view. We compare perceived and actual income positions as predictors for preferences for redistribution. We argue that perceived income is partly endogenous to actual income and its effect on preferences conditional on ideology. Using an original survey experiment from Switzerland, we show that the predictive power of perceived income is lower compared to actual income. Perceived income is only associated with redistribution preferences among centre-right respondents, but not among left-wing respondents. Furthermore, providing respondents with corrective information about their true position in the income hierarchy has no effect on redistribution preferences. These findings go against the new consensus about the superior explanatory power of subjective perceptions of income inequality. We argue instead that absolute objective conditions should be at the centre of explaining redistributive preferences.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Ungleichheit; Wahrnehmung; Umverteilung; Einkommen; Befragung; Einkommensverhältnisse; Schweiz; Einstellungsbildung
Klassifikation
Einkommenspolitik, Lohnpolitik, Tarifpolitik, Vermögenspolitik
Wirtschaftssoziologie
Freie Schlagwörter
perceptions of inequality; preferences for redistribution; survey experiment; subjective and objective conditions; ideology; EU-SILC 2014
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2021
Seitenangabe
S. 135-147
Zeitschriftentitel
Journal of European Social Policy, 32 (2021) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/09589287211037912
ISSN
1461-7269
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)