Using new data from a three-wave panel survey administered in Germany between May 2020 and May 2021, this paper studies … preferences for redistribution. Exploiting the plausibly exogenous change in severity of the infection rate at the county level …, we show that, contrary to some theoretical expectations, the worse the crisis, the lower the support for redistribution …

redistribution in 34 European countries over the period 2002-2012. The data is drawn from the six available waves of the European … redistribution over time. Though this result is predicted by standard political economy models, it has found little previous … redistribution. The empirical results hold after performing a variety of robustness checks regarding the construction of pseudo …

This paper discusses what determines the preferences of individuals for redistribution. We review the theoretical …

. It is important in explaining attitudes towards redistribution and pro-social behaviour. We examine how economic theory … measures social identity and its effects on preferences towards redistribution, social solidarity and redistributive …

Do rising inequality and youth unemployment aect preferences for redistribution? Using country-level European survey … for redistribution. The ndings are supported by the respondents' fairness concerns. Estimated effects exhibit substantial … redistribution. Results suggest that "income-and health-dependent fairness concerns" exist. …