Insa Bechert
Biographic Data
| ID | 1239679 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Insa Bechert |
| GIVEN NAMES | Insa |
| FAMILY NAME | Bechert |
| SIGNATURE | BECHERT I |
| AFFILIATIONS | GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3455-9748 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A few people make all the difference – an international comparison of “fair” pay differentials
Social inequality has long been an important topic of public debate in almost all societies in the world, but how much do people actually disagree and who is that does?This paper uses all five waves of International Social Survey Programme data (1987 to 2019) to compare attitudes toward "fair" pay ratios in Germany, Italy, Hungary, Norway, Great Britain, the USA, and Russia.Although respondents generally underestimate the actual size of current e…
Of Pride and Prejudice-A Cross-National Exploration of Atheists' National Pride
This paper explores how atheism relates to national pride. Previous research reports the strong positive relationship between religiosity and national pride. Inversely, it can be assumed that atheists feel less national pride. Whether this assumption holds true and whether the perceived relevance of religiosity for values perceived as fundamental for national pride is a national-specific or a global phenomenon will be investigated here by examini…
Comparing religiosity cross-nationally
Observing Unexpected Patterns in Cross-National Research
This article examines the relationships between socioeconomic status and attitudes toward redistributive taxation across 33 countries using the complete International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) 2006 data set. We apply a simple rational-choice-inspired homo-economicus hypothesis proposing that those better off in the socioeconomic hierarchy should have less reason to support state-organized economic redistribution compared to those situated at…
Of Pride and Prejudice-A Cross-National Exploration of Atheists' National Pride
This paper explores how atheism relates to national pride. Previous research reports the strong positive relationship between religiosity and national pride. Inversely, it can be assumed that atheists feel less national pride. Whether this assumption holds true and whether the perceived relevance of religiosity for values perceived as fundamental for national pride is a national-specific or a global phenomenon will be investigated here by examini…
Observing Unexpected Patterns in Cross-National Research
This article examines the relationships between socioeconomic status and attitudes toward redistributive taxation across 33 countries using the complete International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) 2006 data set. We apply a simple rational-choice-inspired homo-economicus hypothesis proposing that those better off in the socioeconomic hierarchy should have less reason to support state-organized economic redistribution compared to those situated at…
Comparing religiosity cross-nationally
A few people make all the difference – an international comparison of “fair” pay differentials
Social inequality has long been an important topic of public debate in almost all societies in the world, but how much do people actually disagree and who is that does?This paper uses all five waves of International Social Survey Programme data (1987 to 2019) to compare attitudes toward "fair" pay ratios in Germany, Italy, Hungary, Norway, Great Britain, the USA, and Russia.Although respondents generally underestimate the actual size of current e…
Observing Unexpected Patterns in Cross-National Research
This article examines the relationships between socioeconomic status and attitudes toward redistributive taxation across 33 countries using the complete International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) 2006 data set. We apply a simple rational-choice-inspired homo-economicus hypothesis proposing that those better off in the socioeconomic hierarchy should have less reason to support state-organized economic redistribution compared to those situated at…
Comparing religiosity cross-nationally
Of Pride and Prejudice-A Cross-National Exploration of Atheists' National Pride
This paper explores how atheism relates to national pride. Previous research reports the strong positive relationship between religiosity and national pride. Inversely, it can be assumed that atheists feel less national pride. Whether this assumption holds true and whether the perceived relevance of religiosity for values perceived as fundamental for national pride is a national-specific or a global phenomenon will be investigated here by examini…
A few people make all the difference – an international comparison of “fair” pay differentials
Social inequality has long been an important topic of public debate in almost all societies in the world, but how much do people actually disagree and who is that does?This paper uses all five waves of International Social Survey Programme data (1987 to 2019) to compare attitudes toward "fair" pay ratios in Germany, Italy, Hungary, Norway, Great Britain, the USA, and Russia.Although respondents generally underestimate the actual size of current e…
Sociology (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Positive economics (2 works)