2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Analyzing the Effects of Rising Economic Inequality on Redistributive Policies : Examinations through Citizens' Knowledge of Politics and Economy
| Project/Area Number |
22830099
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Politics
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| Research Institution | Waseda University |
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Principal Investigator |
YANAI Yuki 早稲田大学, 教育・総合科学学術院, 助手 (50580693)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Keywords | 政治経済学 / 比較政治学 / 政治行動論 / 経済格差 |
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| Research Abstract |
This research tried to reveal how rising economic inequality had affected the government's redistribution through voters' knowledge, attitudes, and behavior. The main research question was why the amount of redistribution dramatically differs across industrial democracies. In order to answer the question, I examined micro-level data. Analyzing the dataset collected, it was confirmed that the citizens who underestimate the level of inequality prefer the reduction of redistribution, and that those who overestimate the level prefer the larger amount of redistribution.
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