Self-Perceptions of Income-Ability Gap and Preferences for Redistribution

• In Event: Welfare Provision in Comparative Perspective

Brief Overview

Overconfident people consider their income is lower than their ability. Realizing the income-ability gap lowers the self-perception of ability and political trust, which affect redistribution preferences. To test this, we conduct a survey experiment.

Authors

• Daiki Kishishita, Tokyo University of Science

• Atsushi Yamagishi, Princeton University

• Tomoko Matsumoto, Tokyo University of Science