ICES Seminar in Experimental Economics and Game Theory
Rich and Right-wing? The Effect of Lottery Wealth on Political Preferences and Beliefs
Friday, October 23, 2020 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Online Location, Zoom Meeting
The ICES Seminar in Experimental Economics and Game Theory of the Fall 2020 semester will feature:
Stockholm School of Economics
Rich and Right-wing? The Effect of Lottery Wealth on Political Preferences and Beliefs
Please contact ICES Office Manager (sbahabib@gmu.edu) for Zoom link.
Abstract
A standard assumption in many political economy models is that political preferences are determined by economic self-interest. We survey a large sample of Swedish lottery winners to test whether lottery wins induce long-term changes in political attitudes consistent with self-interest. We find lottery winners become more negative toward taxes on wealth and inheritances, but find no evidence of wider attitudinal changes regarding redistributive policies or other political issues.
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