Social identity and redistributive preferences: a survey

Costa-i-Font, Joan and Cowell, Frank (2012) Social identity and redistributive preferences: a survey. Public Economics Programme discussion papers, PEP 15. The Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

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Abstract

Social identity is increasingly accepted as a key concept underpin- ning the endogeneity of economic behaviour and preferences. This feature is especially important in explaining redistribution preferences as well as attitudes towards redistribution and pro-social behaviour. This paper carries out a review of the literature on the question and ex- amines how economic theory conceptualises and empirically measures social identity and its effects on preferences towards redistribution, so- cial solidarity and redistributive institutions. Findings indicate that social identity does carries a weight in explaining the presence of social preferences and attitudes towards redistributive institutions.

Item Type:	Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL:	http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/
Additional Information:	© 2012 London School of Economics and Political Science
Uncontrolled Keywords:	social identity, preferences for redistribution, inequal- ity, diversity, redistributive institutions
Library of Congress subject classification:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Journal of Economic Literature Classification System:	H - Public Economics > H1 - Structure and Scope of Government I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare and Poverty
Sets:	Departments > Economics Departments > European Institute Departments > Social Policy Collections > Economists Online Research centres and groups > Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) Research centres and groups > Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD) Research centres and groups > Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) Research centres and groups > LSE Health
Rights:	http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/rights/LSERO.htm
Identification Number:	PEP 15
URL:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/44307/

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