Building on a theoretical model we test the hypothesis that effort choices and preferences for redistribution are … preferences for redistribution and effort choices simultaneously. While respondents with stronger preferences for redistribution … tend to have smaller incentives to engage in effort, the reverse does not hold true. Using a lab experiment, we show that …

Redistribution is an inevitable feature of collective pension schemes. Nevertheless, it is still an open question what … people’s preferences are regarding this form of redistribution. This paper reviews experimental evidence on preferences … regarding redistribution and asks what this evidence tells us about preferences for redistribution through pension schemes. We …

and the extent of redistribution in democratic regimes – though such a link does not exist when objective measures of …

We provide experimental evidence on the emergence of redistributive societies. Individuals first vote on redistribution … the time when they choose a distribution rule and find that there is more redistribution behind a veil of ignorance than … under full information. However, the scope of redistribution is less sensitive towards the degree of uncertainty than …

. Fiscal competition is associated with less income redistribution and a less equal distribution of disposable incomes, but …