Analyzing the Effects of Rising Economic Inequality on Redistributive Policies : Examinations through Citizens' Knowledge of Politics and Economy

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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.