We review the literature on the public choice approach to explaining redistribution policies. The focus is on policies … that are pursued with the sole reason to redistribute initial endowments. Moreover, we restrict ourselves to redistribution … in democracies. In democratic settings, generic redistribution games lack equilibria. Structure-inducing rules that give …

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

What matters for individuals' preferences for redistribution? In this paper we show that consequentialist beliefs about … shape a distinct conversation about redistribution. …

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

becomes untenable and possibly enhances the need for redistribution. …

redistribution among citizens from different socioeconomic backgrounds and the actual extent of government redistribution. Our focus … on redistribution arises from the inherent class conflicts it engenders in policy choices, allowing us to examine whose … realized redistribution. This finding contradicts the expectations of both leading experts and regular citizens. …

In most OECD countries, pension reform policy has decreased the level of intragenerational redistribution over the last … three decades, that is, redistribution among members of the same generation with high and low pension entitlements. This … relationship between inequality of entitlements, mortality risk, and the size of redistribution in a stylized social security …