Socioeconomic Stereotypes: Explaining Variation in Preferences for Taxing the Rich

American Politics Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 327-359

  Ragusa, Jordan Michael ^a  

^a School of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

deservingness; policy preferences; political economy; stereotypes; taxes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922841901     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: 15523373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X14539547     Document Type: Article

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