TY  - BOOK
AU  - Marechal,Michel
AU  - Cohn,Alain
AU  - Yusof,Jeffrey
AU  - Fisman,Raymond
ED  - National Bureau of Economic Research.
TI  - Whose Preferences Matter for Redistribution: Cross-country Evidence 
T2  - NBER working paper series
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Cambridge, Mass.
PB  - National Bureau of Economic Research
KW  - Political Processes: Rent-Seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
KW  - jelc
KW  - Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
KW  - Externalities • Redistributive Effects • Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
N1  - December 2023; Hardcopy version available to institutional subscribers
N2  - Using cross-sectional data from 93 countries, we investigate the relationship between the desired level of redistribution among citizens from different socioeconomic backgrounds and the actual extent of government redistribution. Our focus on redistribution arises from the inherent class conflicts it engenders in policy choices, allowing us to examine whose preferences are reflected in policy formulation. Contrary to prevailing assumptions regarding political influence, we find that the preferences of the lower socioeconomic group, rather than those of the median or upper strata, are most predictive of realized redistribution. This finding contradicts the expectations of both leading experts and regular citizens
UR  - https://www.nber.org/papers/w31974
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w31974
ER  -