In this paper we investigate the relationship between inequality and the environment in a growing economy from a … and show that inequality is harmful for the environment : the poorer the median voter relative to the average individual …

distribution of risks inside society, the Liberal system wins if the inequality of income is low, and the Beveridgean system wins … if the inequality of income is high. Using a utilitarian criterion, the Beveridgean system always dominates and the …

social fragmentation is often associated with greater inequality, which, as Olson pointed out, may be beneficial to … fragmentation and ethnically based patronage. Given that both patronage and inequality are common in developing countries, it is …

criteria. A first result is that, in a one-shot context, favoritism turns the asymmetric information (private cost) procurement … favoritism substantially facilitates collusion. It increases the gains from collusion and contributes to solving basic …), favoritism only partially shades the cartel from the environment. We thus find that favoritism generally facilitates collusion at …