How elastic are preferences for redistribution? Evidence from randomized survey experiments

American Economic Review

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1478-1508

  Kuziemko, Ilyana ^a   Norton, Michael I ^b   Saez, Emmanuel ^c   Stantcheva, Stefanie ^d  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84925773839     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: 19447981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.20130360     Document Type: Review

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