Preferences for redistribution involve concerns for the welfare of oneself and for income equality in society. Using an anchoring-vignette format, this cross-national survey finds that more concern for the welfare of oneself rather than for others leads to support for redistribution. In the...

I document that being bullied at school is strongly associated with the support for redistribution in adulthood. Using unique Japanese survey data, I estimate that being bullied at school increases the support for redistribution in adulthood by around 5-7 percentage points. I carefully examine...