; redistribution ; welfare …

source of inequality and the cost of redistribution. We show that Americans and Norwegians differ significantly in fairness …

. Fiscal competition is associated with less income redistribution and a less equal distribution of disposable incomes, but …

and the extent of redistribution in democratic regimes - though such a link does not exist when objective measures of …

terrorism to voice dissent and achieve a redistribution of wealth. Furthermore, we provide evidence of an indirect effect of …

We examine whether and to what extent political institutions explain different performances in income redistribution … across countries. In particular, we first review available sources of data and measures of income redistribution, discussing … explanations of redistribution from resources and instruments, as well as supply side factors. We then provide empirical evidence …

the relationship between income redistribution (measured by the ratio of the income distribution resulting from market … processes and the income distribution after redistribution) and ethno-linguistic fractionalization. We find that the impact of … ethno-linguistic fractionalization on income redistribution is conditional on the level of economic freedom: countries that …

The relationship between inequality and redistribution is usually studied under the assumption that the government …