10.17889/E109036
Norton, Michael I.
Saez, Emmanuel
Stantcheva, Stefanie
Kuziemko, Ilyana
Replication data for: How Elastic Are Preferences for Redistribution? Evidence from Randomized Survey Experiments
ICPSR Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
2014
10.1257/aer.20130360
10.1257/aer.20130360
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We analyze randomized online survey experiments providing interactive, customized information on US income inequality, the link between top income tax rates and economic growth, and the estate tax. The treatment has large effects on views about inequality but only slightly moves tax and transfer policy preferences. An exception is the estate tax—informing respondents of the small share of decedents who pay it doubles support for it. The small effects for all other policies can be partially explained by respondents' low trust in government and a disconnect between concerns about social issues and the public policies meant to address them. (JEL D31, D72, H23, H24)