Consumption now or later? Exposure to Conspicuous Consumption Shapes the Social Policy Preferences of Lower-Income Citizens

• In Event: Inequality in the Public Mind: Perceptions, Beliefs, and Responses

Brief Overview

By employing an experimental design, this paper shows that lower-income citizens exposed to visible inequality are more likely to choose to narrow the income gap by expanding access to credit than by investing in public goods.

Author

• Laura Silvia Lungu, University of Gothenburg