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The State and Your Hard-Earned Money: A Survey on Moral Perspectives in Public Finance
Author:
Mr. Paolo Mauro
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IMF Working Papers
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2021: Issue 287
Language:
English
Publication Date:
10 Dec 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781616354954.001
ISBN:
9781616354954
ISSN:
1018-5941
Pages:
30
Keywords:
Moral foundations; moral philosophy; public finance; redistribution; public debt; taxation; political economy; surveys; copyright Page; loyalty foundation; economic analysis yield; hard-earned money; public policy; Income; Income distribution; Health care; Global
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This note provides an overview of recent studies that have begun to investigate how differing moral perspectives shape attitudes toward tax and spending policies. Recent advances in evolutionary moral psychology and their application to survey-based economic analysis yield promising insights. Understanding the moral underpinnings of various groups’ views may help policymakers design and make the case for measures that can muster broader support.
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IMF Working Papers
ISSN:
1018-5941
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
Volume 2021: Issue 287