Does parental wealth inequality impact next generation labor income inequality? And does a tax on parental wealth …

This paper re-examines the link between globalization and income inequality. We use data for 140 countries over the … between globalization and income inequality differs across different groups of countries. There is a robust positive … relationship between globalization and inequality in the transition countries including China and most countries of Middle and …

, the effectiveness of the electricity tariff as a redistribution device is questionable in the presence of a progressive … model predicts that electricity prices should be subsidised in the presence of purely income redistribution concerns, we … conservation as well as income redistribution. …

This paper examines the effects of a unilateral reform of the redistribution policy in an economy open to international … real income in the reforming country, while income inequality is reduced to a larger extent for sufficiently small initial …-reforming trading partner, the unilateral redistribution policy reform resembles a unilateral increase in trade costs leading to a …

lifetime income in family dynasties. Using rich Norwegian administrative data, we describe how a lifetime-dynastic income …

, the effectiveness of the electricity tariff as a redistribution device is questionable in the presence of a progressive … model predicts that electricity prices should be subsidised in the presence of purely income redistribution concerns, we … conservation as well as income redistribution …

this return inequality? I study capital taxation in an economy in which return rates endogenously correlate with wealth … conventional wisdom, rather than calling for more redistribution, the presence of this scale dependence provides a rationale for … lower marginal tax rates. The endogeneity of returns generates an inequality multiplier effect between wealth and its …

This paper examines the effects of a unilateral reform of the redistribution policy in an economy open to international … real income in the reforming country, while income inequality is reduced to a larger extent for sufficiently small initial …-reforming trading partner, the unilateral redistribution policy reform resembles a unilateral increase in trade costs leading to a …

Increasing inequality and associated egalitarian sentiments have again put redistribution on the political agenda …. Other-regarding preferences may also affect support for redistribution, but knowledge about their distribution in the … national plebiscites, to study the link between other-regarding preferences and support for redistribution in a broad sample of …

This paper investigates inequality and intragenerational economic mobility in a developing country with large … inequality. Understanding economic mobility is important because it shapes our perception of inequality. Despite its significance … countries. Using Thailand's tax return data, we study the evolution of earnings inequality, estimate medium-term earnings …