Social Science Research ( IF 2.617 ) Pub Date : 2021-07-18 , DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2021.102612 Bastian Becker 1
While inequality between individuals is known to be an important determinant of redistributive preferences, research on inequality between groups has increased only recently. This paper argues that individuals infer income expectations from the economic standing of their social group, in particular groups based on characteristics determined at birth, such as sex, race, or parents class. High group incomes can lead individuals to oppose redistribution, even if they are currently poor. Analyses of US survey data from 1978 to 2014 support this argument. The uncovered effects on preferences exceed those of individual income by more than three times in magnitude.
中文翻译:
重要的其他人?社会群体、收入预期和再分配偏好
虽然众所周知,个人之间的不平等是再分配偏好的重要决定因素,但关于群体之间不平等的研究直到最近才有所增加。本文认为,个人从其社会群体的经济地位推断收入预期,特别是基于出生时确定的特征的群体,如性别、种族或父母阶级。高群体收入会导致个人反对再分配,即使他们目前很穷。对 1978 年至 2014 年美国调查数据的分析支持了这一论点。对偏好的未发现影响超过个人收入的三倍以上。