Movin’ on up? A survey experiment on mobility enhancing policies

• Published in: European Journal of Political Economy Vol. 74; p. 102172
• Main Authors: Barton, Jared, Pan, Xiaofei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Science Ltd 01.09.2022
• Subjects: Advocacy; Entrepreneurs; Information; Intergenerational mobility; Mobility; Political economy; Polls & surveys; Respondents; Robustness

We use a nationwide survey experiment in the United States to measure whether information on intergenerational economic mobility or policy-specific arguments influence support for six pro-mobility policies advocated by political entrepreneurs. We find the information treatments do not affect support...