The State and Your Hard-Earned Money: A Survey on Moral Perspectives in Public Finance
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Summary:
This note provides an overview of recent studies that have begun to investigate how differing moral perspectives shape attitudes toward tax and spending policies. Recent advances in evolutionary moral psychology and their application to survey-based economic analysis yield promising insights. Understanding the moral underpinnings of various groups’ views may help policymakers design and make the case for measures that can muster broader support.
Series:
Working Paper No. 2021/287
Subject:
Economic sectors Education Financial crises Health Health care Income Income distribution National accounts Public debt
Frequency:
regular
English
Publication Date:
December 10, 2021
ISBN/ISSN:
9781616354954/1018-5941
Stock No:
WPIEA2021287
Pages:
30
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