fractionalization and group antagonism reduce the support for redistribution. Whereas within group inequality increases support for … redistribution, inequality between groups have the opposite effect. All these results hold even if a poor group is in majority. Using … increases and between group inequality decreases redistribution. …

We develop a model of optimal carbon taxation and redistribution taking into account horizontal equity concerns by …-efficient households if and only if social inequality aversion is sufficiently high. We further find that redistribution of carbon tax …

economy, but there is not much evidence that countries with a large welfare state and substantial redistribution have worse … such consumer rivalry the government wishes to correct for the rat race, even if there is no need for redistribution, by …

voluntarily supplied public goods; specifically, we show that not only an income inequality-raising redistribution policy but also … allowed, an inequality-raising redistribution policy is no longer effective and leaves social welfare unchanged. …

redistribution. Immigration has increased native welfare in almost all countries. Both high-skilled and low-skilled natives benefit …

optimal redistribution and social protection policies are in place, globalization necessarily improves social welfare. …