Willingness to redistribute: the case of Poland

Sylwia Pietkowska-Kamieniecka (), Joanna Rutecka-Gora () and Damian Walczak ()
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Sylwia Pietkowska-Kamieniecka: Department of Social Policy and Insurance, Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
Joanna Rutecka-Gora: Institute of Statistics and Demography, Collegium of Economic Analyses, Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
Damian Walczak: Department of Finance, Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Torun, Poland

Public Sector Economics, 2019, vol. 43, issue 3, 247-266

Abstract: The primary motives for redistribution were related to the desire to fight poverty and to help the poorest. Later on, other motives emerged, such as the desire to gain social support and the self-interest of rich people who agree to transfer part of their funds provided this increases their utility. The aim of the study is to present the determinants of willingness to redistribute in a group of Polish students. The case study focuses on sharing behaviour in this group. The survey was conducted among 399 students representing four higher education institutions in Poland. The research, based on a solidarity game, has shown that willingness to share with others depended on gender, the profile of studies and the city of studies.

Keywords: redistribution; gender; income; generosity; social policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 D31 D64 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.3326/pse.43.3.2

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