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Forbidden Fruits: The Political Economy of Science, Religion, and Growth
Bénabou, Roland; Ticchi, Davide; Vindigni, Andrea - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
We analyze the joint dynamics of religious beliefs, scientific progress and coalitional politics along both religious and economic lines. History offers many examples of the recurring tensions between science and organized religion, but as part of the paper’s motivating evidence we also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011262883
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Patriotism, Taxation and International Mobility
Geys, Benny; Konrad, Kai A.; Qari, Salmai - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
redistributive taxation. In a formal model of redistribution with international migration and fiscal competition we derive the main …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005082539
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On Income Inequality and Green Preferences
Marsiliani, Laura; Renström, Thomas I - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003
We derive conditions of individual preferences and technology that give rise to a negative correlation between income inequality and environmental protection. We present a class of models (which captures a static model as well as an overlapping-generations model) in which individuals differ in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005662063
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Outsourcing, Unemployment and Welfare Policy
Keuschnigg, Christian; Ribi, Evelyn - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
the low-skilled, and private unemployment insurance is missing. This paper analyzes the effectiveness of redistribution …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005662250
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Democratization or Repression?
Acemoglu, Daron; Robinson, James A - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999
regime changes are often followed by redistribution to the poor at the expense of the former elite. We argue that the reason …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005666486
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Good Jobs, Bad Jobs and Redistribution
Lommerud, Kjell Erik; Sandvik, B.; Straume, Odd Rune - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003
We analyse the question of optimal taxation in a dual economy, when the policy-maker is concerned about the distribution of labour income. Income inequality is caused by the presence of sunk capital investments, which creates a ‘good jobs’ sector due to the capture of quasi-rents by trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005666694
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The Design of Optimal Education Policies
De Fraja, Gianni - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998
The paper studies the optimal education policy of a budget-constrained utilitarian government. Households differ in their income and in the intellectual ability of their children; income is observed by the government, but ability is private information. Households can choose to use private...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005666893
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Peripheral Diversity and Redistribution
Desmet, Klaus; Ortuño-Ortín, Ignacio; Weber, Shlomo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
This paper investigates the effect of ethnolinguistic conflict on redistribution. The analysis focuses on the conflict … linguistic diversity is a better predictor of redistribution than linguistic polarization. We also find that incorporating …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005666970
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Real Effects of Inflation Through the Redistribution of Nominal Wealth
Doepke, Matthias; Schneider, Martin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
redistribution brought about by a moderate inflation episode. Redistribution takes the form of 'ends-against-the-middle': the middle … calibrated OLG model is used to assess the macroeconomic implications of this redistribution under alternative fiscal policy … rules. We show that inflation-induced redistribution has a persistent negative effect on output, but improves the weighted …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789015
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The Burden and Disincentive Effects of Hungarian Personal Taxes 1988-96
Newbery, David M G; Revesz, Tamas - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997
The paper analyses the revenue-raising, distributional and incentive effects of the personal tax system in Hungary from the start of the transitional tax reforms of 1988, and develops methods for estimating marginal indirect taxes. It evaluates the distributional impact of revenue-neutral...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789193