Calendrier du 20 mai 2022
Casual Friday Development Seminar - Brown Bag Seminar
Du 20/05/2022 de 12:30 à 13:30
R2-01
DE GAUDEMARIS Louise (PSE)
Measuring psychological distress in Ghana: how to track variations over time
EPCI (Economie politique du changement institutionnel) Seminar
Du 20/05/2022 de 11:00 à 12:30
Salle 18, Maison des Sciences Économiques, 112 Bd de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris
EL RAFHI Bilal (Université Paris 8 Vincennes-St Denis, LED)
Like father, like son? The intergenerational transmission of preferences for taxation
The literature abounds with studies highlighting the existence of strong inter generational correlations, some of which relate to economic preferences. This paper is the first to investigate empirically the intergenerational correlation of preferences for redistribution between parents and children. The main findings using the SOEP data suggest a substantial intergenerational transmission of preferences for taxation. In addition to the fact that the estimated correlations put parental preferences at the head of the determinants of individual attitudes towards taxation, our mediation analysis challenges the impact of some variables considered as key determinants in the literature. This study also shows that the absence of opinion on these taxation issues can be explained by the individual’s parents’ attitudes as well as by the individual’s level of education, gender and political orientation