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I think that it fits perfectly to the special issue. Also the fact that the discussion on EPC appeared already earlier in the journal is good, because it would make it difficult for reviewers to argue that it is too complicated for the readers of PA.

Maybe you could make the abstract a bit clearer and shorter. It includes 3 relevant goals - maybe it is possible to simplify them a bit? I tried to do it myself, but it did not really become simpler, maybe because the goals are rather complex... Just an idea.

Inglehart did not indicate in his studies whether he uses his materialism - post materialism index on the individual or macro level. You could indicate this and say on which level you use it (is it expected to be equivalent on the micro and macro levels?).

I do not have any technical comments on the paper. But I would try to simplify (and shorten if possible) the text as much as possible where possible, to make it readable and understandable also for people who have no idea what equivalence is, or what multilevel is or what latent class model is (or what all of these are). Your paper includes all components, and I suspect that it may be a point for reviewers / editors to consider, that it is readable for the large audience of the journal.