redistribution in democratic societies. An infinite-horizon theoretical model is developed, and the properties of the equilibrium tax …

their effort, it will chose low redistribution and low taxes. In equilibrium effort will be high, the role of luck limited …

The poor favor redistribution and the rich oppose it, but that is not all. Social mobility may make some of today …'s poor into tomorrow's rich and since redistributive policies do not change often, individual preferences for redistribution … should depend on the extent and the nature of social mobility. We estimate the determinants of preferences for redistribution …

Even relatively poor people oppose high rates of redistribution because of the anticipation that they or their children … in large-scale expropriation and highly progressive redistribution. But is it compatible with everyone -- especially the …

affect preferences for redistribution in France, Italy, Sweden, the U.K., and the U.S.. Americans are more optimistic than … redistribution, mostly for "equality of opportunity" policies. We find a strong political polarization. Left-wing respondents are … more pessimistic about mobility, their preferences for redistribution are correlated with their mobility perceptions, and …

members choose either a risky reform or a safe alternative each period. When no redistribution is allowed the unique … equilibrium outcome is generically inefficient. When redistribution is allowed (even small amounts), there always exists an … policy experimentation is possible only with a sufficient amount of redistribution. We conclude that veto rights are more of …

relative utility comparisons, support for redistribution depends not only on absolute income but on one's status relative to a …

James Michael Curley, a four-time mayor of Boston, used wasteful redistribution to his poor Irish constituents and …