| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7370665 | The Journal of Socio-Economics | 2013 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We test Benjamin Friedman's hypothesis that income growth increases support for egalitarian social policy. ⺠We find support for a modified hypothesis: the taste for egalitarian policy is high when growth is rising, not high. ⺠The modified Friedman hypothesis is not particular to industrial or Western countries. ⺠Indeed, it holds more strongly among less developed than more developed countries. ⺠In rich countries, policy preferences depend more on the change inequality than the change in growth rates.
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Authors
Lewis S. Davis, Matthew Knauss,