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. …

The relationship between inequality and redistribution is usually studied under the assumption that the government … expenditure). We show that inequality may have no discernible effect on the size of redistributive programs. …

In many OECD countries income inequality has risen, but surprisingly redistribution as well. The theory attributes this … partly to the redistributive effect of education spending. In the model income inequality and growth depend in an inverted U … requires more resources, which lowers pre-tax and post-tax income inequality as well as growth. Using consistently defined …

relationship between inequality of entitlements, mortality risk, and the size of redistribution in a stylized social security …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 …

appears to have caused a high degree of economic inequality, and democratization in the form of franchise expansion has … 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 …

transition following the optimal reform in the capital-skill complementarity model, implying substantial indirect redistribution … from skilled to unskilled workers. These results show that a government that cares about redistribution should take into …

We examine in how far people's experiences of income inequality affect their preferences for redistribution. We use … several large nationally representative datasets to provide evidence that people who have experienced more inequality while … growing up are less in favor of redistribution, after controlling for income, demographics, unemployment experiences and …

inequality, such as differences in effort, luck, or opportunities. We study how fairness views and the extent of redistribution …The steady increase in inequality over the past decades has revived a lively debate about what can be considered a fair … distribution of income. Public support for the extent of redistribution typically depends on the perceived causes of income …

This paper analyzes the impact of fiscal federalism on income inequality and redistribution. Theoretically … concentration in pre- and after-tax income without additional redistribution via progressive taxes. It is, however, crucial to … consider the interdependence of decentralization and fragmentation as inequality decreasing effects of decentralization are …

Does parental wealth inequality impact next generation labor income inequality? And does a tax on parental wealth …