New survey data from 40 countries and experiments in the US challenge
> Descriptive Representation
* A widely used cross-national measure of ideal inequality (Ideal Pay Ratios) masks deep public disagreement.
* This apparent agreement stems largely from perceptual biases: anchoring effect and ratio bias.
* These cognitive distortions overshadow political predispositions in shaping perceived inequality levels.
> Attitudinal Measurement
The study shows how standard survey methods yield misleading results about economic preferences.
| Attitudes toward Economic Inequality: The Illusory Agreement was authored by Rasmus T. Pedersen and Diana Mutz. It was published by Cambridge in PSR&M in 2019. |
