The Interplay between Authoritarianism and Redistributive Norms in Shaping One’s Economic Preferences

• In Event: Authoritarian attitudes, authoritarian societies

Brief Overview

This paper examines how people's preferences on redistribution policy are bounded by their perception of social norms. We found people who score high on authoritarianism to be more responsive to social norms' ideal about redistribution.

Authors

• Yangzi Zhao, Stony Brook University

• Michelle Io-Low, Stony Brook University