redistribution in democratic societies. An infinite-horizon theoretical model is developed, and the properties of the equilibrium tax … experiment is conducted to test the main comparative static predictions of the theory, and the results are generally supportive …

redistribution. We study the dynamic evolution of different economies in which redistributive policies, perceptions of fairness … inequality, redistribution and growth. We also show how different beliefs about fairness can keep two otherwise identical …

reward subjects vote in favor of greater redistribution when a very small fraction of high-effort individuals is added to a … causes the most generous rich subjects to vote for less redistribution. These results suggest that anecdotes about the … deservedness of a small group of transfer recipients may be effective in changing support for redistribution. We find large gender …

costs and benefits of redistribution are generally of the same order of magnitude, resulting in reasonable values for the …

This paper discusses what determines the preferences of individuals for redistribution. We review the theoretical …

In this paper we revisit the relationship between democracy, redistribution and inequality. We first explain the … theoretical reasons why democracy is expected to increase redistribution and reduce inequality, and why this expectation may fail … broadly consistent with a view that is different from the traditional median voter model of democratic redistribution …