Preferences for Redistribution in Latin America
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
October 2023
Journal version
Subject
Taxation;
Income Distribution;
Equality;
Middle Class;
Income Tax;
Public Expenditure;
Value-Added Tax;
Pension Systems
JEL code
D3 - Distribution;
D63 - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement;
D73 - Bureaucracy • Administrative Processes in Public Organizations • Corruption;
H71 - State and Local Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue;
H72 - State and Local Budget and Expenditures
IDB series
Latin America and Caribbean Inequality Review
Category
Working Papers
This chapter examines the redistributive preferences of Latin Americans and investigates the factors that shape them. Using a detailed survey in eight Latin American countries, the study sheds new light on redistributive preferences and explores which aspects of redistribution are more popular and among which groups. The roles of selfinterest, perceptions of inequality, values, and the relationship between citizens and the public sphere in shaping attitudes to redistribution are discussed.
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