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Perceived relative income and preferences for public good provision

Guided by a theoretical framework, we study how perceived relative income affects preferences for public goods. In a randomized survey experiment, we inform respondents from India of their official income rank and elicit preferences for air quality, including actual contributions to environmental in...

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Main Authors: Balietti, Anca (Author) , Budjan, Angelika J. (Author) , Eymess, Tillmann (Author)
Format: Book/Monograph Working Paper
Language:English
Published: Heidelberg Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg 27 Jun. 2023
Series:AWI discussion paper series no. 729 (June 2023)
In: AWI discussion paper series (no. 729 (June 2023))

DOI:10.11588/heidok.00033423
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Graue Literatur
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Author Notes:Anca Balietti, Angelika Budjan, Tillmann Eymess
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Summary:Guided by a theoretical framework, we study how perceived relative income affects preferences for public goods. In a randomized survey experiment, we inform respondents from India of their official income rank and elicit preferences for air quality, including actual contributions to environmental initiatives. Right-wing supporters withdraw contributions when perceived relative income increases. The effect coincides with diminished health concerns and lower intentions to utilize private protection measures against air pollution. In contrast, center-left supporters do not reduce contributions. A second survey experiment demonstrates the causality of the relationship using a novel treatment that exogenously shifts relative income perceptions.
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DOI:10.11588/heidok.00033423

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