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

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Author: Yamamura, Eiji

Publisher: The Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University

Publication date: 2014-07

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Note (General)：: Conflict can cause negative externalities to arise, and this can result in economic loss. Such externalities are also thought to influence individuals...

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Material Type: 文書・図像類
Title: Comparing the Influence of Conflict on the Perceptions of Rich and Poor : Testing the Hypothesis of Acemoglu and Robinson
Author/Editor: Yamamura, Eiji
Author Heading: Yamamura, Eiji
https://nrid.nii.ac.jp/nrid/1000020368971
Publication, Distribution, etc.: The Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University
Publication Date: 2014-07
Publication Date (W3CDTF): 2014-07
Periodical title: Institute of Social and Economic Research Discussion Papers
No. or year of volume/issue: 911
Volume: 911
Pages: 1-31
Text Language Code: eng
Subject Heading: Conflict
Income redistribution
Inequality
Perception
Target Audience: 一般
Note (General): 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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http://www.iser.osaka-u.ac.jp/library/dp/2014/DP0911.pdf
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