Right-wing economic views correlate with authoritarian personality scores.

Evidence

Conservative lawmakers scored higher on all the statements on the Economic Philosophy Scale, with significant differences appearing—despite the tiny samples—on items 35, 37, 38, and 41. Having a right-wing economic philosophy correlated . with party affiliation and . with RWA scores. — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 3382

Categorization

• XREF: Empirical bridge between RWA and economic conservatism, relevant to the vault’s interest in how Christian-nationalist/neoliberal coalitions (Cooper) recruit along an authoritarian axis.