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Political Leanings and Redistribution Preferences: Analyzing Social Protection Programs in Poland Using Conjoint Survey Experiment

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  • Jaroslaw Kantorowicz
  • Marian Moszoro

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The nexus between social program preferences and political ideologies has emerged as a pivotal area in contemporary welfare reform and social policy discourse. This study uses a conjoint survey experiment on Poland’s most extensive children’s allowance social protection program in order to examine the extent to which political leaning affects spending adequacy, spending efficiency, and fiscal sustainability preferences. It shows that in Poland conservative voters favor higher social spending adequacy, while progressive voters prefer more efficient and fiscally sustainable social spending, and that progressive voters are against national discrimination in social benefits, while conservative voters are indifferent to it. This paper provides valuable insights into Polish preferences for social protection programs and illustrates how political ideologies are associated with public support for welfare policies.

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  • Jaroslaw Kantorowicz & Marian Moszoro, 2025. "Political Leanings and Redistribution Preferences: Analyzing Social Protection Programs in Poland Using Conjoint Survey Experiment," Ekonomista, Polskie Towarzystwo Ekonomiczne, issue 1, pages 8-26.
  • Handle: RePEc:aoq:ekonom:y:2025:i:1:p:8-26
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    Keywords

    Social Protection; Policy Preferences; Redistribution; Conjoint Experiment;
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    JEL classification:

    • C92 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Group Behavior
    • H23 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
    • H55 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Social Security and Public Pensions
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs

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