Natural disasters and redistributive preferences: Evidence from Chile’s 2010 earthquake

• In Event: JSS 11
  In JSS Session: Political Responses to Crisis

Brief Overview

In this research, I show that natural disasters shape preferences for redistribution. I argue that people who have experienced natural disasters are more likely to exhibit a greater willingness to support generous governmental redistribution.

Author

• Jiyoung Lee, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign