Subjective income and employment expectations and preferences for redistribution

Helmut Rainer and Thomas Siedler

Economics Letters, 2008, vol. 99, issue 3, 449-453

Abstract: Using probabilistic expectations data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we establish a link between self-reported expectations of occupational mobility and preferences for redistribution. Our results provide new evidence on the validity of the "prospect of upward mobility" hypothesis.

Date: 2008
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