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A Framing-Effect-Based Analysis of Income Inequality Perceptions*

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A Framing-Effect-Based Analysis of Income Inequality Perceptions*

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Income inequality is one of the greatest problems of our time, and what can be done to solve this problem is still under debate. Indeed, income distribution began to deteriorate especially after the industrial revolution. In particular, the fact that a small minority of the world's pop-ulation receives a large portion of the world's income and wealth is truly a matter that needs to be discussed. At this point, for the discussion to be healthier and reach a solution, it may be necessary for the majority to share the same view. However, due to changing perceptions, the importance of the income inequality problem may be perceived differently. From this per-spective, the behavioural economics school emerges, which argues that our perceptions can be distorted by the influence of psychology in perceptual processes. The psychological effects put forward by this school are generally referred to as biases, and perhaps the most popular of these biases is the framing effect. According to this effect, when the same situation is presented differently, the perceived reality may differ. In this study, the perception of income inequality was examined in the context of the framing effect. To test this perception, a questionnaire was designed, and participants were asked to answer numerical and verbal questions with the same meaning. The results obtained from the study show that the way income inequality is conveyed leads to perceptual differences and that the use of the framing effect could be an important tool in minimising potential income inequality problems.

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Ayrıntılar

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İngilizce

Konular

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Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

31 Aralık 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

7 Aralık 202

Kabul Tarihi

15 Aralık 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Cilt: 11 Sayı: 2

Kaynak Göster

APA
Altun, M., & Uzunöz Altan, M. (2025). A Framing-Effect-Based Analysis of Income Inequality Perceptions*. Yildiz Social Science Review, 11(2), 106-115. https://izlik.org/JA53KM94BX
AMA
1.Altun M, Uzunöz Altan M. A Framing-Effect-Based Analysis of Income Inequality Perceptions*. YSSR. 2025;11(2):106-115. https://izlik.org/JA53KM94BX
Chicago
Altun, Mert, ve Meral Uzunöz Altan. 2025. “A Framing-Effect-Based Analysis of Income Inequality Perceptions*”. Yildiz Social Science Review 11 (2): 106-15. https://izlik.org/JA53KM94BX.
EndNote
Altun M, Uzunöz Altan M (01 Aralık 2025) A Framing-Effect-Based Analysis of Income Inequality Perceptions*. Yildiz Social Science Review 11 2 106–115.
IEEE
[1]M. Altun ve M. Uzunöz Altan, “A Framing-Effect-Based Analysis of Income Inequality Perceptions*”, YSSR, c. 11, sy 2, ss. 106–115, Ara. 2025, [çevrimiçi]. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA53KM94BX
ISNAD
Altun, Mert - Uzunöz Altan, Meral. “A Framing-Effect-Based Analysis of Income Inequality Perceptions*”. Yildiz Social Science Review 11/2 (01 Aralık 2025): 106-115. https://izlik.org/JA53KM94BX.
JAMA
1.Altun M, Uzunöz Altan M. A Framing-Effect-Based Analysis of Income Inequality Perceptions*. YSSR. 2025;11:106–115.
MLA
Altun, Mert, ve Meral Uzunöz Altan. “A Framing-Effect-Based Analysis of Income Inequality Perceptions*”. Yildiz Social Science Review, c. 11, sy 2, Aralık 2025, ss. 106-15, https://izlik.org/JA53KM94BX.
Vancouver
1.Mert Altun, Meral Uzunöz Altan. A Framing-Effect-Based Analysis of Income Inequality Perceptions*. YSSR [Internet]. 01 Aralık 2025;11(2):106-15. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA53KM94BX