K Hecht
Biographic Data
| ID | 17431 |
|---|---|
| NAME | K Hecht |
| GIVEN NAMES | K |
| FAMILY NAME | Hecht |
| SIGNATURE | HECHT K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Konstanz |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3773-488X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Richness, Insecurity and the Welfare State
Across many countries, increases in inequality driven by rising top incomes and wealth have not been accompanied by growing popular concern. In fact, citizens in unequal societies are less concerned than those in more egalitarian societies. Understanding how the general public perceive richness is an essential step towards resolving this paradox. We discuss findings from focus group research in London, UK, a profoundly and visibly unequal city, w…
Moving on up? How Social Origins Shape Geographic Mobility within Britain's Higher Managerial and Professional Occupations
This article presents the first longitudinal analysis of social and geographic mobility into Britain's higher managerial and professional occupations. Using linked census records from the Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study, we find that those from advantaged social origins are substantially more likely to make long-distance residential moves, implying that geographic mobility is a correlate of advantaged social origins rather than …
It's the value that we bring
Though the literature on perceptions of inequality and studies of 'elites' have identified the importance of meritocratic beliefs in legitimating inequality, little is known about the role of pay setting processes in sustaining ideals of meritocracy. Drawing on 30 in-depth interviews with UK-based top income earners working mainly in finance, I analyse how top income earners perceive economic inequality. My study highlights the crucial role of pe…
Entwicklung Neuartiger Physikalischer Unterrichtsgeräte
Implicit and Explicit Grammar
Foreign language learners are commonly taught explicit rules of grammar, but often fail to apply them when confronted with communicative tasks. How well ha ve they learnt the rules? Do they recognize where they are to be applied? A re they better at some rules than others? Above all, how is getting the language right related to explicit rule knowledge? Twelve errors commonly committed by German pupils performing com-municative tasks in English we…
It's the value that we bring
Though the literature on perceptions of inequality and studies of 'elites' have identified the importance of meritocratic beliefs in legitimating inequality, little is known about the role of pay setting processes in sustaining ideals of meritocracy. Drawing on 30 in-depth interviews with UK-based top income earners working mainly in finance, I analyse how top income earners perceive economic inequality. My study highlights the crucial role of pe…
Richness, Insecurity and the Welfare State
Across many countries, increases in inequality driven by rising top incomes and wealth have not been accompanied by growing popular concern. In fact, citizens in unequal societies are less concerned than those in more egalitarian societies. Understanding how the general public perceive richness is an essential step towards resolving this paradox. We discuss findings from focus group research in London, UK, a profoundly and visibly unequal city, w…
Moving on up? How Social Origins Shape Geographic Mobility within Britain's Higher Managerial and Professional Occupations
This article presents the first longitudinal analysis of social and geographic mobility into Britain's higher managerial and professional occupations. Using linked census records from the Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study, we find that those from advantaged social origins are substantially more likely to make long-distance residential moves, implying that geographic mobility is a correlate of advantaged social origins rather than …
Implicit and Explicit Grammar
Foreign language learners are commonly taught explicit rules of grammar, but often fail to apply them when confronted with communicative tasks. How well ha ve they learnt the rules? Do they recognize where they are to be applied? A re they better at some rules than others? Above all, how is getting the language right related to explicit rule knowledge? Twelve errors commonly committed by German pupils performing com-municative tasks in English we…
Entwicklung Neuartiger Physikalischer Unterrichtsgeräte
It's the value that we bring
Though the literature on perceptions of inequality and studies of 'elites' have identified the importance of meritocratic beliefs in legitimating inequality, little is known about the role of pay setting processes in sustaining ideals of meritocracy. Drawing on 30 in-depth interviews with UK-based top income earners working mainly in finance, I analyse how top income earners perceive economic inequality. My study highlights the crucial role of pe…
Moving on up? How Social Origins Shape Geographic Mobility within Britain's Higher Managerial and Professional Occupations
This article presents the first longitudinal analysis of social and geographic mobility into Britain's higher managerial and professional occupations. Using linked census records from the Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study, we find that those from advantaged social origins are substantially more likely to make long-distance residential moves, implying that geographic mobility is a correlate of advantaged social origins rather than …
Richness, Insecurity and the Welfare State
Across many countries, increases in inequality driven by rising top incomes and wealth have not been accompanied by growing popular concern. In fact, citizens in unequal societies are less concerned than those in more egalitarian societies. Understanding how the general public perceive richness is an essential step towards resolving this paradox. We discuss findings from focus group research in London, UK, a profoundly and visibly unequal city, w…
Economics (3 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (2 works) · Inequality (2 works) · Market economy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Public economics (2 works)