Recent research suggests that income redistribution preferences vary across identity groups. We employ statistical learning methods which emphasize pattern recognition, classification and regression trees (CARTTM) and random forests (RandomForestsTM), to uncover what these groups are. Using data...

This paper investigates the role of social influences in preferences for redistribution using data from the General Social Survey. We employ social interaction models with a socioeconomic network structure and intertemporal feedbacks during the impressionable years. We find substantial evidence...