Researchers find support for redistribution is a function of compassion, self-interest and envy—but not fairness
Monday, July 17, 2017 - 16:12
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Economic redistribution has been a core political dispute around the world for centuries. And while intuitively fairness seems a natural explanation for why people support redistribution, researchers at UC Santa Barbara find that fairness doesn't really explain who supports redistribution or why.