While the drivers of preferences about tax progressivity and redistribution are well identified,
the study of willingness to pay taxes remains underdeveloped. This article uses the 2016 …

This paper investigates which factors shape popular support for the taxation of wealth in
Germany, a country with one of the highest levels of wealth inequality in Western Europe …

In this article we analyze preferences for tax schemes, using data on subjective evaluations
of the taxes paid by different income groups. We estimate multilevel models to test the effect …

This contribution empirically analyzes the individual determinants of tax rate preferences.
For that purpose, we use representative survey data from the German General Social …

Empirically, the poor are more likely to support increases in the level of tax progressivity than
the rich. Such income-stratified tax preferences can result from differences in preferences of …

This paper explores cross-national public perceptions and beliefs about taxes and
redistribution of income. Our main concern is whether the welfare regimes and the national …

Using multi-level modeling, this study investigates the determinants of public opinion on
personal income taxation (PIT) in Central and Eastern European countries. The analysis …

This article examines the role of income status and policy context in jointly determining
public responses to taxation policies. Based upon the notion that taxpayers' self-interested …

Progressive tax rates are one of the main instruments for redistribution within advanced
liberal democracies. In this study, we investigate public support for this policy. In our analysis …

In this chapter we set out to review what is known in Political Science about the tax
preferences of voters, motivated by the belief that a solid understanding of public …