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Education and Attitudes toward Redistribution in the United States

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Although scholars have studied education's effects on many different outcomes, little attention has been paid to its effects on adults’ economic views. This article examines those effects. It presents results based on longitudinal data which suggest that secondary education has a little-appreciated consequence: it makes Americans more opposed to redistribution. Placebo tests and other analyses confirm this finding. Further investigation suggests that these conservative effects of education operate partly by changing the way that self-interest shapes people's ideas about redistribution.

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  • Bullock, John G., 2021. "Education and Attitudes toward Redistribution in the United States," British Journal of Political Science, Cambridge University Press, vol. 51(3), pages 1230-1250, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:bjposi:v:51:y:2021:i:3:p:1230-1250_17
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    1. DeCicca, Philip & Krashinsky, Harry & Nesson, Erik, 2023. "Rockefellers and Goldwaters: The effect of compulsory schooling on voting preferences," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 96(C).
    2. Yexin Zhou & Siwei Chen & Tianyu Wang & Qi Cui, 2022. "Does education affect consumers' attitudes toward genetically modified foods? Evidence from China's two rounds of education reforms," China Agricultural Economic Review, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 14(3), pages 631-645, February.
    3. Eva SZABO, 2022. "Sustainability And Innovation For Economic Performance: What Is The Next Step For Education?," Contemporary Economy Journal, Constantin Brancoveanu University, vol. 7(2), pages 68-73.

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