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

这项研究试图揭示日益加剧的经济不平等是如何通过选民的知识、态度和行为影响政府的再分配的。主要的研究问题是，为什么在工业民主国家之间，再分配的数量差异如此之大。为了回答这个问题，我检查了微观层面的数据。对收集的数据进行分析的结果表明，低估不平等程度的国民倾向于减少再分配，而高估不平等程度的国民则倾向于增加再分配。

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.