East and West Germans’ Attitudes and Preferences Regarding the Welfare State

Christian Pfarr, Andreas Schmid () and Volker Ulrich

Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) – Schmollers Jahrbuch, 2017, vol. 137, issue 3, 261-299

Abstract: Do citizens from former Communist countries exhibit attitudes and preferences with regard to income redistribution that differ from those in the West? This paper seeks to answer this question for reunified Germany. The analysis uses not only survey data on attitudes but also evidence on preferences from a choice task, which forces individuals to consider trade-offs and budget constraints. While we confirm results of prior studies documenting considerable differences in attitudes, we find no differences regarding preferences between East and West Germans. When facing economic restrictions, East and West Germans behave the same.

JEL-codes: D63 H23 P26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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