The next "paradox" of country level variation that isn’t: @svenehmes.bsky.social and Gangl show that rising inequality (from within-country changes over time) has a negative effect on perceptions of meritocracy.
Hans Gerhardt
🔍 How does economic inequality impact beliefs in meritocracy?
Using comprehensive survey data from 39 advanced capitalist democracies over more than three decades, Markus Gangl & I examine how rising economic inequality has been shaping citizens' belief in meritocracy.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/ser/mwag016
Abstract. This study examines how rising income inequality has been impacting individuals’ belief in merit-based success, using three decades of survey dat
