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来源类型 | Discussion paper |
规范类型 | 论文 |
来源ID | DP16489 |
DP16489 Perceived Inequality and Preferences for Redistribution Among High Earners: Do Reference Groups Matter? | |
Clément Bellet; dylan glover; Mark Stabile | |
发表日期 | 2021-08-28 |
出版年 | 2021 |
语种 | 英语 |
摘要 | Understanding attitudes towards inequality among the ``working rich" matters for any policy aimed at increasing the level of redistribution in society. We investigate this question using a unique sample of nearly 1,000 graduates from a highly ranked MBA program and a representative sample of Americans. We first show that high-earning MBAs are far more likely to know their rank in the income distribution. We then explore whether and how comparisons with peers or others (i.e. reference groups) shape their preferences for redistribution. Asking them to rank within their family, colleagues or classmates leads to an average 18\% drop in the income share allocated to the richest 1\% but has no discernible effect on their taxation preferences. We discuss the respective contribution of the comparative and normative functions of reference groups as potential mechanisms. |
主题 | Labour Economics ; Public Economics |
URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp16489 |
来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom) |
资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/545445 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Clément Bellet,dylan glover,Mark Stabile. DP16489 Perceived Inequality and Preferences for Redistribution Among High Earners: Do Reference Groups Matter?. 2021. |
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