Perception of Essential Workers, Racial Prejudice, and Redistributive Preferences

• In Event: Racial Disparities & Discrimination: Policy and Bureaucratic Responses

Brief Overview

We examine how racial cues and essentialness cues of low-income workers affect public attitudes towards redistribution and their perception of inequality.

Authors

• Jeong Hyun Kim, Louisiana State University

• John Seungmin Kuk, University of Oklahoma

• Yesola Kweon, Utah State University