Comparing the Influence of Conflict on the Perceptions of Rich and Poor : Testing the Hypothesis of Acemoglu and Robinson

Yamamura, Eiji

Comparing the Influence of Conflict on the Perceptions of Rich and Poor : Testing the Hypothesis of Acemoglu and Robinson

Yamamura, Eiji

Institute of Social and Economic Research Discussion Papers, 2014, 911, 1-31

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タイトル	Comparing the Influence of Conflict on the Perceptions of Rich and Poor : Testing the Hypothesis of Acemoglu and Robinson
著者	NRID 1000020368971 1000020368971 著者名 Yamamura, Eiji
キーワード等	Conflict
	Income redistribution
	Inequality
	Perception
抄録	Conflict can cause negative externalities to arise, and this can result in economic loss. Such externalities are also thought to influence individuals’ perceptions about economic issues. Acemoglu and Robinson (2000) provide their hypothesis that the political elite extend the franchise to avoid revolution or social unrest. For the purpose of empirically testing this hypothesis, the present paper explores how the degree of conflict between rich and poor people is associated with individual preferences for income redistribution and perceptions regarding income differences. This paper used cross-country individual-level data covering 26 countries and consisting of 20,000 observations. After controlling for individual characteristics, the key findings are as follows: (1) an individual is more likely to prefer income redistribution policy in countries where people perceive conflict between rich and poor to be high; (2) an individual is more likely to consider the income difference to be too large in countries where people perceive conflict between rich and poor to be high; and (3) after dividing the sample into high- and low-income earners, the above key findings are only obtained for high-income earners and not for low-income earners.
出版者	The Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University
収録物名	Institute of Social and Economic Research Discussion Papers
巻(号)	911
ページ	1-31
刊行年月	2014-07
言語	英語
ハンドルURL	https://hdl.handle.net/11094/48413
関連情報 (references)	URI https://www.iser.osaka-u.ac.jp/static/resources/docs/dp/2014/DP0911.pdf
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	Income redistribution
	Inequality
	Perception
DCTERMS.abstract	Conflict can cause negative externalities to arise, and this can result in economic loss. Such externalities are also thought to influence individuals’ perceptions about economic issues. Acemoglu and Robinson (2000) provide their hypothesis that the political elite extend the franchise to avoid revolution or social unrest. For the purpose of empirically testing this hypothesis, the present paper explores how the degree of conflict between rich and poor people is associated with individual preferences for income redistribution and perceptions regarding income differences. This paper used cross-country individual-level data covering 26 countries and consisting of 20,000 observations. After controlling for individual characteristics, the key findings are as follows: (1) an individual is more likely to prefer income redistribution policy in countries where people perceive conflict between rich and poor to be high; (2) an individual is more likely to consider the income difference to be too large in countries where people perceive conflict between rich and poor to be high; and (3) after dividing the sample into high- and low-income earners, the above key findings are only obtained for high-income earners and not for low-income earners.
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