The Fairness Community of Practice at the European Commission Joint Research Centre, Science for Modelling, Monitoring and Evaluations Unit
invites you to an online event on:
Perceptions of Relative Income in the EU: Relevance, Information Flows, and Policy Attitudes
The event is part of a webinar series on fairness and related issues
organised by the Fairness Community of Practice. For details on the upcoming events please see the Fairness CoP page.
- social sciences | income
- Tuesday 28 November 2023, 15:00 - 16:00 (CET)
- Online only
Practical information
- When
- Tuesday 28 November 2023, 15:00 - 16:00 (CET)
- Where
- Online only
- Languages
- English
- Part of
Report
Background and programme
According to a new policy brief based on the Special Eurobarometer survey on Fairness, many Europeans hold inaccurate beliefs about their position in their country’s income distribution. The seminar discussed why it is important to study relative income (mis)perceptions and the implications these (mis)perceptions have on how Europeans view different policies.
The seminar then presented some evidence based on the Special Eurobarometer survey data concerning the spread of relative income (mis)perceptions in the EU and the links between (mis)perceptions and life fairness views, inequality concerns, and preferences for redistributive policies.
Speakers
Dietmar Fehr, Heidelberg University
Elena Stepanova, European Commission JRC
Policy Brief
Fairness policy brief 8/2023. European Commission, Ispra, 2023, JRC135209
Authors: Berlingieri F., d’Hombres B., Mauri C., Mollerstrom J., Stepanova E.
Related events
The event is part of a webinar series on fairness and related issues organised by the Fairness Community of Practice. The aim of the webinars is to bring together researchers and policymakers to share knowledge and foster an informed dialogue to inform policy. More information on the Community of Practice on Fairness can be found here.