Attitudes to Income Inequality: Experimental and Survey Evidence
Andrew E. Clark
(1, 2)
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Conchita d'Ambrosio
(3)
Andrew E. Clark
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Conchita d'Ambrosio
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Résumé
We review the survey and experimental findings in the literature on attitudes to income inequality. We interpret the latter as any disparity in incomes between individuals. We classify these findings into two broad types of individual attitudes toward the income distribution in a society: the normative and the comparative view. The first can be thought of as the individual's disinterested evaluation of income inequality; on the contrary, the second view reflects self-interest, as individuals’ inequality attitudes depend not only on how much income they receive but also on how much they receive compared to others. We conclude with a number of extensions, outstanding issues, and suggestions for future research.
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Type de dépôt | Chapitre d'ouvrage |
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We review the survey and experimental findings in the literature on attitudes to income inequality. We interpret the latter as any disparity in incomes between individuals. We classify these findings into two broad types of individual attitudes toward the income distribution in a society: the normative and the comparative view. The first can be thought of as the individual's disinterested evaluation of income inequality; on the contrary, the second view reflects self-interest, as individuals’ inequality attitudes depend not only on how much income they receive but also on how much they receive compared to others. We conclude with a number of extensions, outstanding issues, and suggestions for future research.
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Titre |
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Attitudes to Income Inequality: Experimental and Survey Evidence
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Auteur(s) |
Andrew E. Clark
1, 2
, Conchita d'Ambrosio
3
1
PSE -
Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques
( 139754 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
2
PSE -
Paris School of Economics
( 301309 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
3
DIW Berlin -
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung
( 153237 )
- Mohrenstraße 58, 10117 Berlin
- Allemagne
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Titre de l'ouvrage |
Elsevier Handbook of Income Distribution
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Audience |
Internationale
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Date de publication |
2015-01
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Page/Identifiant |
1147-1208
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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ISBN |
978-0-444-59430-3
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Volume |
2
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Commentaire |
Chapitre 13
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URL éditeur |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/handbooks/15740056
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Public visé |
Scientifique
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Nombre de pages |
1147-1208
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Lieu de publication |
AMSTERDAM (netherlands)
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Mots-clés |
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Income inequality
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DOI | 10.1016/B978-0-444-59428-0.00014-X |
ProdINRA | 313377 |
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