Cognitive dissonance theory predicts that the act of voting makes people more positive toward the party or candidate … turnout provided by the voting age restriction. I improve on previous studies by investigating political attitudes, measured … just before elections, when they are highly predictive of voting. In contrast to earlier studies I find no effect of voting …

effects on preferences for redistribution of correcting faulty beliefs. We implement a tailor-made survey in Sweden and … from reality. Using a second survey, we conduct an experiment by randomly informing a subsample about their true relative … income position. Respondents who learn that they are richer than they thought demand less redistribution and increase their …

income redistribution on mobility and talent allocation. It is found that a redistributive welfare system either reduces …

This paper models the interaction between individuals' identity choices and redistribution. Both redistributive polices …, redistribution is highest when society is ethnically homogenous, but the effect of ethnic diversity on redistribution is not …

exists a pacific equilibrium path sustained by redistribution from the ruling group to the out-of-power groups. …