typically led to an expansion in redistribution, at least in the small sample of episodes studied. Similarly, and more … between other measures of democracy, based on civil liberties and political rights, and inequality. The transition experience …

find that Germans systematically underestimate their true place in the world’s income distribution, but that correcting …

Does redistribution in democracies cater to the will of the majority? We propose a direct empirical strategy based on … the median voter's preferred amount of redistribution and the probability to serve the median voter increases with the … quality of democracy. However, there is a non-negligible share of democracies that implement a minority-backed amount of …

in the World Values Survey, and democracy, all of which are good for growth as reflected in the purchasing power of per … growth across the globe. In a large sample of countries, equality in the distribution of income as measured by the World Bank … and by The Standardized World Income Inequality Database are seen to be correlated with economic diversification, the rule …

exchange for their votes. That practice undermines the functioning of democracy but is pervasive in many parts of the world …

We examine in how far people's experiences of income inequality affect their preferences for redistribution. We use … growing up are less in favor of redistribution, after controlling for income, demographics, unemployment experiences and …