Do the folk actually hold folk-economic beliefs?
Year: 2018
Type: preprint
Abstract: Boyer and Petersen argue that folk-economic beliefs are widespread—shaped by evolved cognitive systems—and they offer exemplar beliefs to illustrate their thesis. We highlight evidence of substantial variation in one domain of these exemplars; beliefs about immigration. Contra B&Ps exemplars, the balance of this evidence suggests the “folk” may actually hold positive beliefs about the economic impact of immigration.
Authors: Ben M Tappin, Robert M Ross, Ryan McKay
Institutions: Royal Holloway University of London, Macquarie University
Language: English
Subfield: General Decision Sciences
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4240418280