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abstract: 'Prior research shows that fairness judgements regarding the income
distribution have a substantive impact on redistribution preferences.
Those who perceive incomes as unfair demand more redistribution.
However, the association is undertheorized in previous studies. This
article adds to the literature by offering a comprehensive theoretical
explanation of why incomes are perceived as unfair and how this
influences the demand for redistribution. Based on equity theory from
social psychology, it is argued that individuals develop a preference
for redistribution if they consider their own income and incomes in
general to be disproportional to relevant exchanged inputs. They assess
proportionality by using social comparisons with observable reference
groups such as colleagues, family members or other labour market
participants. Multilevel models with survey data from 39 diverse
countries support this theory. Individuals who perceive their own income
as disproportional in comparison to their efforts and those who perceive
incomes in general as disproportional demand more redistribution. These
findings have several implications for research on political economy and
social policy. Most importantly, they explain the inconclusive results
of empirical tests of rational choice theories such as the median-voter
hypothesis.'
affiliation: 'Ahrens, L (Corresponding Author), Univ Bamberg, Fac Social Sci Econ
\& Business Adm, Bamberg, Germany.
Ahrens, Leo, Univ Bamberg, Fac Social Sci Econ \& Business Adm, Bamberg, Germany.'
article-number: '1617639'
author: Ahrens, Leo
author-email: leo.ahrens@uni-bamberg.de
author_list:
- family: Ahrens
given: Leo
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1080/2474736X.2019.1617639
eissn: 2474-736X
files: []
journal: POLITICAL RESEARCH EXCHANGE
keywords: Redistribution; social policy; fairness; income distribution
keywords-plus: 'INCOME INEQUALITY; SOCIAL-MOBILITY; RELATIVE DEPRIVATION; SELF-INTEREST;
PREFERENCES; SUPPORT; EMPLOYMENT; TOLERANCE; EQUALITY; BELIEFS'
language: English
number: '1'
number-of-cited-references: '63'
orcid-numbers: Ahrens, Leo/0000-0003-2029-9145
papis_id: 2f025ecd623c93b104124966650a2d21
ref: Ahrens2019theorizingimpact
times-cited: '5'
title: Theorizing the impact of fairness perceptions on the demand for redistribution
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000648615600002
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '2'
volume: '1'
web-of-science-categories: Political Science
year: '2019'