@misc{10481/96617,
year = {2024},
month = {10},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/96617},
abstract = {Economic inequality is a significant problem of modern
society, and redistributive policies are one of the most effective
tools for reducing it. Previous studies have highlighted
the importance of social mobility to understand
attitudes toward redistribution. Across three preregistered
studies (N = 2475; one cross-sectional
and two experimental)
in different countries (Italy and Spain), we
investigated the relationship between upward and downward
societal mobility beliefs and attitudes toward redistribution,
as well as potential explanatory mechanisms.
Results showed that when people believe that it is easy to
improve the socioeconomic status in their society, they oppose
redistributive policies; conversely, when people believe
that is difficult, they support redistributive policies.
Importantly, meritocratic beliefs explained the upward
mobility effect on redistribution, and perceived personal
economic risks accounted for the downward mobility effect.
Implications of these results for the design of policies
to reduce economic inequality are discussed.},
organization = {Consejería de Economía, Innovación, Ciencia y Empleo, Junta de Andalucía: A-SEJ-
72-
UGR20:
P20_00199},
organization = {Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation: PID2019-105643GB-
I00:
PID2020-114464RB-
I00},
organization = {Universidad de Granada/CBUA},
organization = {Universita degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli},
publisher = {Wiley Online Library},
keywords = {downward social mobility},
keywords = {meritocracy beliefs},
keywords = {perceived personal economic risk},
title = {Social mobility beliefs and attitudes toward redistribution: Potential explanatory mechanisms},
doi = {10.1111/pops.13042},
author = {Matamoros Lima, Juan and Galdi, Silvia and Moya Morales, Miguel and Willis Sánchez, Guillermo Byrd},
}