2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Prior research shows that fairness judgements regarding the income
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distribution have a substantive impact on redistribution preferences.
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Those who perceive incomes as unfair demand more redistribution.
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However, the association is undertheorized in previous studies. This
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article adds to the literature by offering a comprehensive theoretical
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explanation of why incomes are perceived as unfair and how this
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influences the demand for redistribution. Based on equity theory from
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social psychology, it is argued that individuals develop a preference
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for redistribution if they consider their own income and incomes in
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general to be disproportional to relevant exchanged inputs. They assess
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proportionality by using social comparisons with observable reference
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groups such as colleagues, family members or other labour market
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participants. Multilevel models with survey data from 39 diverse
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countries support this theory. Individuals who perceive their own income
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as disproportional in comparison to their efforts and those who perceive
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incomes in general as disproportional demand more redistribution. These
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findings have several implications for research on political economy and
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social policy. Most importantly, they explain the inconclusive results
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of empirical tests of rational choice theories such as the median-voter
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hypothesis.'
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affiliation: 'Ahrens, L (Corresponding Author), Univ Bamberg, Fac Social Sci Econ
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\& Business Adm, Bamberg, Germany.
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Ahrens, Leo, Univ Bamberg, Fac Social Sci Econ \& Business Adm, Bamberg, Germany.'
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article-number: '1617639'
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author: Ahrens, Leo
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author-email: leo.ahrens@uni-bamberg.de
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author_list:
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- family: Ahrens
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given: Leo
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1080/2474736X.2019.1617639
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eissn: 2474-736X
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files: []
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journal: POLITICAL RESEARCH EXCHANGE
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keywords: Redistribution; social policy; fairness; income distribution
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keywords-plus: 'INCOME INEQUALITY; SOCIAL-MOBILITY; RELATIVE DEPRIVATION; SELF-INTEREST;
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PREFERENCES; SUPPORT; EMPLOYMENT; TOLERANCE; EQUALITY; BELIEFS'
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language: English
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number: '1'
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number-of-cited-references: '63'
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orcid-numbers: Ahrens, Leo/0000-0003-2029-9145
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papis_id: 2f025ecd623c93b104124966650a2d21
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ref: Ahrens2019theorizingimpact
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times-cited: '5'
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title: Theorizing the impact of fairness perceptions on the demand for redistribution
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000648615600002
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usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
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usage-count-since-2013: '2'
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volume: '1'
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web-of-science-categories: Political Science
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year: '2019'
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