The distributional preferences of Americans, 2013–2016
研究2013-2016年间美国人的分配偏好，发现个体层面的偏好高度稳定，但家庭收入增加使人更自私，连续投票给民主党总统候选人的人更倾向平等。
Abstract We study the distributional preferences of Americans during 2013–2016, a period of social and economic upheaval. We decompose preferences into two qualitatively different tradeoffs—fair-mindedness versus self-interest, and equality versus efficiency—and measure both at the individual level in a large and diverse sample. Although Americans are heterogeneous in terms of both fair-mindedness and equality-efficiency orientation, we find that the individual-level preferences in 2013 are highly predictive of those in 2016. Subjects that experienced an increase in household income became more self-interested, and those who voted for Democratic presidential candidates in both 2012 and 2016 became more equality-oriented.