Hierarchical Modelling of Disparities in Preferences for Redistribution

We evaluate the magnitude of the disparities in the demand for redistribution across European countries and American states during the 2000s. Modelling the demand for redistribution in a multilevel framework, we identify the determinants that contribute the most in predicting support for redistribut...

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Published inOxford bulletin of economics and statistics Vol. 75; no. 4; pp. 556 - 584
Main Authors Pittau, Maria Grazia, Massari, Riccardo, Zelli, Roberto
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2013
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D31
Data collection
Decision making models
Demand
Determinants
Economic inequality
Europe
Income redistribution
International comparisons
Modelling
Probability
Probability theory
Statistical analysis
Studies
U.S.A
United States > US
Europe
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Summary:We evaluate the magnitude of the disparities in the demand for redistribution across European countries and American states during the 2000s. Modelling the demand for redistribution in a multilevel framework, we identify the determinants that contribute the most in predicting support for redistribution. We observe that individual characteristics and contextual variables are associated with demand for redistribution in the same way in Europe and in the US, whereas others exert different influences on the probability of supporting redistribution. We find important differences from some well‐established evidence obtained from data collected for the 1980s and the 1990s.
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We would like to thank two anonymous referees, the co-editor Prof. Knight, Camelia Minou, Prof. Paul Johnson and participants of the third Meeting of ECINEQ and the 80th SEA Annual Meeting, for their helpful comments and encouragement. We are responsible for any further errors and omissions. We acknowledge financial support from Sapienza research grants.
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We would like to thank two anonymous referees, the co‐editor Prof. Knight, Camelia Minou, Prof. Paul Johnson and participants of the third Meeting of ECINEQ and the 80th SEA Annual Meeting, for their helpful comments and encouragement. We are responsible for any further errors and omissions. We acknowledge financial support from Sapienza research grants.
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ISSN:0305-9049
1468-0084
DOI:10.1111/j.1468-0084.2012.00703.x