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Attitudes to income inequality and redistribution

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  • Martin Brun

    (Finnish Centre of Excellence in Tax Systems Research (FIT), Tampere University (TUNI), and Economics of Inequality and Poverty Analysis (EQUALITAS))

  • Xavier Ramos

    (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB), Economics of Inequality and Poverty Analysis (EQUALITAS), and IZA -Institute of Labor EconomicsAuthor-Name:)

Abstract

We survey the literature on attitudes towards inequality and redistributive preferences. We focus on the effects of misperceptions, social preferences, and social identity. Recent contributions addressing these relationships have produced novel findings that are hardly covered in previous surveys. Before reviewing the empirical literature, we discuss how the theoretical literature has embedded in canonical models of social preferences the three issues we focus on in this review.

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  • Martin Brun & Xavier Ramos, 2025. "Attitudes to income inequality and redistribution," Working Papers 33, Finnish Centre of Excellence in Tax Systems Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:fit:wpaper:33
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    JEL classification:

    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • D90 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - General
    • D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making

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