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| Title |
(Mis)perceptions of inequality
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Current Opinion in Psychology, July 2017
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.07.024 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Oliver P Hauser, Michael I Norton |
| Abstract |
Laypeople's beliefs about the current distribution of outcomes such as income and wealth in their country influence their attitudes toward issues ranging from taxation to healthcare - but how accurate are these beliefs? We review the burgeoning literature on (mis)perceptions of inequality. First, we show that people on average misperceive current levels of inequality, typically underestimating the extent of inequality in their country. Second, we delineate potential causes of these misperceptions, including people's overreliance on cues from their local environment, leading to their erroneous beliefs about both the overall distributions of wealth and income and their place in those distributions. Third, we document that these (mis)perceptions of inequality - but not actual levels of inequality - drive behavior and preferences for redistribution. More promisingly, we review research suggesting that correcting misperceptions influences preferences and policy outcomes. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 10 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 30% |
| Brazil | 1 | 10% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 10% |
| United States | 1 | 10% |
| Italy | 1 | 10% |
| Sweden | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 2 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 8 | 80% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 10% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 346 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 346 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 72 | 21% |
| Student > Master | 51 | 15% |
| Researcher | 39 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 31 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 23 | 7% |
| Other | 54 | 16% |
| Unknown | 76 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 87 | 25% |
| Social Sciences | 70 | 20% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 36 | 10% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 22 | 6% |
| Decision Sciences | 9 | 3% |
| Other | 35 | 10% |
| Unknown | 87 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 63. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 23 July 2023.
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