The paradox of inequality that isn’t: rising economic inequality depresses and polarizes citizens’ belief in meritocracy

This study examines how rising income inequality has been impacting individuals' belief in merit-based success, using three decades of survey data from 39 advanced capitalist democracies. Challenging the seminal finding of a "paradox of inequality," we find no evidence of a positive e...

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Hauptverfasser: Ehmes, Sven (VerfasserIn) , Gangl, Markus (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal) Kapitel/Artikel
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 17 October 2025
In: SocArXiv
Year: 2025, Pages: 1-52
DOI:10.1093/ser/mwag016
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1093/ser/mwag016
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/zh72m_v1/
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Verfasserangaben:Sven Ehmes and Markus Gangl
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