Political ideology and the intragenerational prospect of upward mobility

Maite D. Laméris; Harry Garretsen; Richard Jong A Pin

doi:10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2020.101854

Political ideology and the intragenerational prospect of upward mobility

Maite D. Laméris^*, Harry Garretsen, Richard Jong A Pin

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Abstract

We re-examine the effect of prospects of upward mobility (POUM) on the support for redistribution. Unlike previous studies, we analyse this relation in an intragenerational context and consider the moderating effect of political ideology through which mobility expectations affect redistributive preferences. We find that the POUM effect is conditional on political preferences. That is, we find that only for right-wing individuals expected upward income mobility negatively affects support for redistribution. Left-wing individuals prefer redistribution, regardless of expected upward income movements.

Original language	English
Article number	101854
Number of pages	12
Journal	European Journal of Political Economy
Volume	62
Early online date	22-Jan-2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2020.101854
Publication status	Published - Mar-2020

Keywords

The POUM effect
Political ideology
Income mobility
Redistribution
Preferences
REDISTRIBUTION EVIDENCE
INCOME-REDISTRIBUTION
SOCIAL-MOBILITY
PREFERENCES
EXPECTATIONS
INEQUALITY
FAIRNESS
DEMAND

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