Table 1 Literature on preferences for redistribution
Study | Dataset | Region | Modelling | Effect of inequality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pittau et al. (2013) | ESS 2002-2008 | 23 EU countries | Logit multilevel | + |
GSS 2000-2006 | US states | - | ||
Kerr (2014) | GSS 1972 -2000 | US (states) | OLS | + or insignificant |
ISSP 1987, 92, 99 | Many countries | IV OLS | ||
WVS 1990, 95, 00 | ||||
Tóth and Keller (2011) | Eurobarometer 1999 | EU-27 | OLS Multilevel | + |
Yamamura (2012) | JGSS 2000-2008 | Japan | Ordered Probit | + for high-income earners, otherwise insignificant |
Jaeger (2013) | ESS 2002-2008 | 31 EU countries | FE Pseudo Panels | insignificant |
Luttmer and Singhal (2011) | ESS 2002-2006 | 32 EU countries | OLS | Not studied |
Guillaud (2013) | ISSP 2006 | 33 countries | Ordered Logit | Not studied |
Alesina and Giuliano (2011) | GSS 1972-2004 | US | OLS | Not studied |
WVS 1981, 90, 95, 99 | Many others | |||
Alesina and Fuchs-Schundeln (2007) | Panel GSOEP 1997-2002 | Germany | Probit | Not studied |
Georgiadis and Manning (2012) | BSAS | UK | OLS | Not studied |
Alesina and La Ferrara (2005) | GSS 1978-91 | US | Ordered Probit | Not studied |
Corneo and Grüner (2002) | ISSP 1992 | 12 developed countries | Logit | Not studied |
Fong (2001) | Gallup Poll Social Audit Survey 1998 | US | Ordered Probit | Not studied |