A democratic society in which the distribution of wealth is unequal elects political parties which tend to represent … of debt service and redistribute income from the rich to the poor. Consequently, inequality sows the seeds for inflation … inequality, for a cross-section of democratic countries. …

redistributions decreases with the degree of inequality, at least over some range. Moreover, capital market imperfections make future … high inequality and low redistribution, or vice versa. Temporary shocks to the distribution of income or the political …

This paper analyzes the effects of information about inequality and taxes on preferences for redistribution using … interactive information on U.S. income inequality, the link between top income tax rates and economic growth, and the estate tax …. We find that the informational treatment has very large effects on whether respondents view inequality as an important …