In many countries, we have seen an increase in economic inequality over the past 20 to 25 years. The populations might therefore have changed their attitude about how and how much different countries should intervene to reduce the extent of economic inequality. A question is whether there is any connection between changes in redistribution preferences and trends in economic inequality in the prosperous Nordic welfare states. This article contributes by examining whether there are differences in redistribution attitude and changes herein based upon socio-economic criteria, which might include self-interest arguments. Nordic countries are interesting because there have been differences in development, and even strong growth in economic inequality, especially in Sweden and Denmark, although these countries in the literature have been seen as highly equal societies. The analysis shows that support for redistribution is relatively stable over time in each country, but also that there are major differences between countries, with support being much higher in Finland compared with Denmark. Females, discriminated groups and the unemployed generally support redistribution to a higher degree. Ageing generally increases redistributional support, while more education reduces support for government redistribution in Finland. In all four countries, the highest income groups are less supportive of redistribution of income.

在许多国家，我们看到过去 20 到 25 年间经济不平等加剧。因此，人们可能已经改变了他们对不同国家应该如何以及在多大程度上进行干预以减少经济不平等程度的态度。一个问题是，在繁荣的北欧福利国家，再分配偏好的变化与经济不平等趋势之间是否存在任何联系。本文通过研究基于社会经济标准的再分配态度和变化是否存在差异，其中可能包括自利论点，从而做出贡献。北欧国家很有趣，因为在发展方面存在差异，甚至经济不平等的强劲增长，尤其是在瑞典和丹麦，尽管这些国家在文献中被视为高度平等的社会。分析表明，随着时间的推移，每个国家对再分配的支持相对稳定，但各国之间也存在重大差异，芬兰的支持率远高于丹麦。女性、受歧视群体和失业者普遍支持更高程度的再分配。老龄化通常会增加对再分配的支持，而更多的教育会减少对芬兰政府再分配的支持。在所有四个国家，收入最高的群体都不太支持收入再分配。与丹麦相比，芬兰的支持率要高得多。女性、受歧视群体和失业者普遍支持更高程度的再分配。老龄化通常会增加对再分配的支持，而更多的教育会减少对芬兰政府再分配的支持。在所有四个国家，收入最高的群体都不太支持收入再分配。与丹麦相比，芬兰的支持率要高得多。女性、受歧视群体和失业者普遍支持更高程度的再分配。老龄化通常会增加对再分配的支持，而更多的教育会减少对芬兰政府再分配的支持。在所有四个国家，收入最高的群体都不太支持收入再分配。