Acemoglu, Daron; Naidu, Suresh; Restrepo, Pascual; … - In: Handbook of income distribution : volume 2, (pp. 1885-1966). 2015
In this paper we revisit the relationship between democracy, redistribution, and inequality. We first explain the theoretical reasons why democracy is expected to increase redistribution and reduce inequality, and why this expectation may fail to be realized when democracy is captured by the...
