distributions can be viewed as an abstract measure of skewness. We develop some of its properties and apply it to the US …

We examine the determinants of income mobility and inequality in a Ramsey model with elastic labor supply and … relationship between mobility and inequality is complex. For example, a reduction in the interest rate and an increase in the wage … rate reduce capital income inequality and allow upward mobility of the ability-rich. However, the increase in the labor …

It is argued that the concept of well –being inequality cannot be properly defined without taking the referencing … happiness inequality in happiness studies.We plead for an extension of the present happiness paradigm by setting up a new …

In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the interaction between the …, income inequality is perceived more negatively with increased perceived fairness, due to the need for unexpected policy …

polarization of the electorate into changes in the distribution of voter ideal positions and consequences of elite polarization …

competition over endogenously determined policies induces strategic restraint that reduces polarization and, in turn, wasteful …

Many political commentators diagnose an increasing polarization of the U.S. electorate into two opposing camps. However … position of the median voter does not change. We show that media bias provides a mechanism through which political polarization … electoral outcomes. We show that polarization increases the profitability of slanting news, thereby raising the likelihood of …