When Voters Favor the Social Investment Welfare State: Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Japan

• In Event: Inequality, Redistribution and Social Spending: Micro-level Approaches

Brief Overview

We investigate when voters favor social investment by conducting a survey experiment in Japan. Our results elucidate what kinds of social investment policies could be achieved without damaging electoral fortunes.

Authors

• Yuki Yanai, Kochi University of Technology

• Hideko Magara, Waseda University

• Marc Brazzill, Waseda University