Housing wealth and tax preferences across Europe: experimental evidence

The role of wealth in shaping political preferences is poorly understood, especially in a cross-national perspective. We study the tax preferences of people in 7 European countries, using a novel survey ex- periment. We focus in particular on the role of housing wealth, which accounts for the bulk o...

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Main Authors: Haslberger, M, Ansell, BW, Bokobza, L, Cansunar, A, Elkjær, M, Nyrup, J
Formato: Working paper
Idioma:English
Publicado: 2022
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Summary:The role of wealth in shaping political preferences is poorly understood, especially in a cross-national perspective. We study the tax preferences of people in 7 European countries, using a novel survey ex- periment. We focus in particular on the role of housing wealth, which accounts for the bulk of household wealth for most people, in shaping tax preferences.