phenomenon across the globe. Upward-biased perceptions are associated with lower preferences for redistribution and have direct … redistribution preferences, is independent of socio-demographic characteristics, robust to measurement errors in social surveys, and …

additional limit to redistribution is the fact that even very altruistic agents can deliberately reduce its scope because of its …

in the distribution of market income as well as shifts in the effectiveness of public redistribution mechanisms. We find … decreasing effectiveness of the public mechanisms of income redistribution are the main explanatory factors for the development …

formal social protection mechanisms in a context where informal redistribution still plays an important role. …

in 1998, by settingthem in the context of the development of disability benefits since theearly 1970s. The first section … charts the creation, extension andsubsequent series of reforms of disability benefits, and shows that while …‘compensatory’ benefits like Industrial Injuries benefit have played asteady role, ‘extra costs’ benefits like Disability Living Allowance …

CEE both former members of the Communist parties and their children have stronger preferences for redistribution than the … rest of the population, in Russia former CPSU members do not exhibit stronger preferences for redistribution - at the same … time, their children support redistribution. …

explores their potential impact on preferences for redistribution. A tailored household survey provides original evidence on … they were relatively richer than they were tend to demand higher levels of redistribution when informed of their true … ranking. -- income distribution ; biased perceptions ; limited information ; preferences for redistribution …

to reduced support for redistribution among natives. This paper exploits a nationwide program placing refugees in … increased immigrant shares on preferences for redistribution. The results show that a larger immigrant population leads to less … support for redistribution in the form of preferred social benefit levels. This reduction in support is especially pronounced …

agents' biased perceptions with this information has a significant effect on their stated preferences for redistribution … levels of redistribution when informed of their true ranking. This relationship between biased perceptions and political … attitudes provides an alternative explanation for the relatively low degree of redistribution observed in modern democracies …