Public Acceptance of International Redistribution in High-Income Countries

Adrien Fabre

No 20841, CEPR Discussion Papers from Centre for Economic Policy Research

Abstract: Using an original survey of 12,000 respondents representative of eleven high-income countries (the United States, Japan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and seven European countries), I examine public support for global redistribution and climate policies, as well as its sensitivity to key policy features such as the size of transfers and country coverage. Although global inequality is not a salient concern, it is perceived as a significant injustice. There is majority acceptance in every country for nearly all global policies tested, including those that would redistribute 5 percent of global income or entail personal costs for respondents. An information treatment shows that support for global policies causally increases among respondents who perceive them as likely; an effect opposite to warm glow. Support for international policies decreases only slightly as country coverage shrinks. Overall, the results reinforce previous findings and suggest that a broad coalition of countries could feasibly advance sustainable development.

Keywords: Redistribution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H23 P48 Q54 Q58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-11
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