Economic hardship and support for redistribution: synthesising five themes in the literature

Alex Yeandle, Jane Green and Tiphaine Le Corre

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Abstract: Does becoming poorer always cause people to shift their attitudes towards higher demand for redistribution? Through a systematic review of the literature on this question, we reveal five important themes in existing research: a person’s current income, their future expectations, their expectations about redistribution benefits, their income in early life and their attitudes towards beneficiaries. Identifying these themes helps explain why responses to economic hardship are variable and heterogeneous, and can very usefully guide future research.

Keywords: redistribution; income shocks; public opinion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 10 pages
Date: 2024-11-30
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Published in Political Studies Review, 30, November, 2024, 22(4), pp. 1064 - 1073. ISSN: 1478-9299

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