The Polarization of Reality

Stefanie Stantcheva, Alberto Alesina and Armando Miano

No 14348, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: Americans are polarized not only in their views on policy issues and attitudes towards government and society, but also in their perceptions of the same factual reality. We conceptualize how to think about the ``polarization of reality’’ and review recent papers that show that Republicans and Democrats view the same reality through a different lens. Perhaps as a result, they hold different views about policies and what should be done to address economic and social issues. We also show that providing information leads to different reassessments of reality and different responses along the policy support margin, depending on one's political leaning.

Keywords: Perceptions; Redistribution; Political views; beliefs; Wealth taxation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-01
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