In many OECD countries income inequality has risen, but surprisingly redistribution as well. The theory attributes this …

typically led to an expansion in redistribution, at least in the small sample of episodes studied. Similarly, and more …

I propose a model of income redistribution in an open-economy environment. The world consists of a finite number of … income. While tax competition limits the extent to which redistribution is possible-as compared to the closed-economy outcome …

), that higher levels of income inequality are associated with more terrorism. Consistent with relative deprivation theory, we … terrorism to voice dissent and achieve a redistribution of wealth. Furthermore, we provide evidence of an indirect effect of …

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

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 …