Economic Ignorance, Nationalist Heuristics, and Public Support for the State-Owned Economy

• In Event: Public Opinions and Attitudes in China

Brief Overview

This paper examines why ordinary Chinese citizens, though not direct beneficiaries, support the state-owned economy. Lacking knowledge of economic monopoly, they view SOEs as nationalist cues that drive public support and underpin regime legitimacy.

Author

• Mingpu Xiao, University of California, San Diego