Is the Partisan Divide Real? Polarization in Preferences for Redistribution

Brad Nathan, Ricardo Perez-Truglia and Alejandro Zentner

AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2022, vol. 112, 156-62

Abstract: There is a widespread belief that Republicans and Democrats are worlds apart with respect to their preferences for redistribution. However, is that partisan divide real? In this paper, we discuss evidence from the General Social Survey and a tailored survey. We also discuss a revealed-preference measure constructed with administrative data. We conclude that the partisan divide is more nuanced than previously thought.

JEL-codes: D31 D72 H23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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