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Information about inequality in early child care reduces polarization in policy preferences

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Hermes, Henning ; Lergetporer, Philipp ; Mierisch, Fabian ; Schwerdt, Guido ; Wiederhold, Simon:
Information about inequality in early child care reduces polarization in policy preferences.
In: Journal of economic behavior & organization : JEBO. 228 (2024): 106780.
ISSN 0167-2681

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We investigate public preferences for equity-enhancing policies in access to early child care, using a survey experiment with a representative sample of the German population (). We observe strong misperceptions about migrant-native inequalities in early child care that vary by respondents’ age and right-wing voting preferences. Randomly providing information about the actual extent of inequalities has a nuanced impact on the support for equity-enhancing policy reforms: it increases support for respondents who initially underestimated these inequalities, and tends to decrease support for those who initially overestimated them. This asymmetric effect leads to a more consensual policy view, substantially decreasing the polarization in policy support between under- and overestimators. Our results suggest that correcting misperceptions can align public policy preferences, potentially leading to less polarized debates about how to address inequalities and discrimination.

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Publikationsform:Artikel
Schlagwörter:Child care; Policy support; Information; Inequality; Discrimination; Survey experiment
Sprache des Eintrags:Englisch
Institutionen der Universität:Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät > Volkswirtschaftslehre > VWL, insb. Makroökonomik
DOI / URN / ID:10.1016/j.jebo.2024.106780
Open Access: Freie Zugänglichkeit des Volltexts?:Ja
Peer-Review-Journal:Ja
Verlag:Elsevier
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Titel an der KU entstanden:Ja
KU.edoc-ID:34186
Eingestellt am: 08. Jan 2025 09:28
Letzte Änderung: 08. Jan 2025 09:28
URL zu dieser Anzeige: https://edoc.ku.de/id/eprint/34186/
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