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International Journal of Public Opinion Research 2008 20(3):363-374; doi:10.1093/ijpor/edn030
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© The Author 2008. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The World Association for Public Opinion Research. All rights reserved.

Does Left–Right Orientation have a Causal Effect on Support for Redistribution? Causal Analysis with Cross-sectional Data Using Instrumental Variables

Mads Meier Jæger

Address correspondence to Mads Meier Jæger, The Danish National Centre for Social Research, Herluf Trolles Gade 11, DK-1052 Copenhagen K, Denmark, E-mail: mads@sfi.dk

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An influential theoretical perspective in the literature on public support for the welfare state argues that an individual's fundamental political values determine her attitudes toward welfare state principles, policies, or programs (Feldman & Zaller, 1992; Jacoby, 1994). This theoretical perspective also contends that one of the most fundamental political values is the individual's position on the political left–right scale. Theoretically, the left–right scale is a heuristic, organizing scheme that individuals use to navigate the political world. Furthermore, the left–right scale helps individuals reduce complexity, compensate for lack of information, and it represents an efficient way of storing and understanding political information (Inglehart & Klingemann 1976; Fuchs & Klingemann, 1990).

The core hypothesis in this influential theoretical perspective is that the individual's fundamental left–right orientation has a causal effect on attitudes towards the welfare state (Feldman & Zaller, 1992; Jacoby, 1994). The causality runs from . . . [Full Text of this Article]


   DATA AND VARIABLES
 
DATA
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
EXPLANATORY VARIABLES
INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES

   METHODS
 
THE PROBIT MODEL
THE PROBIT MODEL WITH IVS

   RESULTS
 

   CONCLUSION
 

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