This paper surveys models of voting on redistribution. Under reasonable assumptions, the baseline model produces an … equilibrium with the extent of redistributive taxation chosen by the median income earner; if the median is poorer than average …, redistribution is from rich to poor. Increasing inequality increases redistribution. However, under different assumptions about the …

This paper analyzes voting on a linear income tax which is redistributed lump sum to the taxpayers. Individuals can …

financial risks. The empirical evidence we provide only weakly supports the gender differences argument. We find that women are …

financial risks. The empirical evidence we provide only weakly supports the gender differences argument. We find that women are …

country's gender equality regime. Our empirical analysis involves household data on financial asset holdings as well as on … with the greatest degree of gender inequality according to the 2009 Global Gender Gap Report. Two stages of building a …, gender is found to have no effect in Austria, the Netherlands and Spain but does have an impact in Italy. However, even for …

financial risks. The empirical evidence we provide only weakly supports the gender differences argument. We find that women are …