The purpose of the present note is to explore the structure of optimal income taxation/redistribution in an economy …, of course, an additional incentive for income redistribution from wealthy to poor citizens is created and the logical …

attendance, labor supply, wage determination, and aggregate production, which is used to compare alternative redistribution …

-led redistribution and greater acceptance of wage inequality (e.g., United States versus Western Europe). If individual nations evolve …-led redistribution to the poor. These patterns suggest that short-run inequality shocks can be reinforced in the labor market but do not … result in weaker political preferences for redistribution …

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 …