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his paper surveys models of voting on redistribution. Under reasonable assumptions, the baseline model produces an …, redistribution is from rich to poor. Increasing inequality increases redistribution. However, under diŽerent assumptions about the … economic environment, redistribution may not be simply rich to poor, and inequality need not increase redistribution. Several …
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This paper analyzes voting on a linear income tax which is redistributed lump sum to the taxpayers. Individuals can …
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The paper presents a model where public pensions are determined by majority voting. Voters differ by age and income …
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We analyze a constitutional change in the German State of Bavaria where citizens, not politicians, granted themselves more say in politics at the local level through a constitutional initiative at the state level. This institutional setting allows us to focus on revealed preferences for direct...
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This note studies the choice of tax structure in a majority voting model with tax competition. Regions may tax mobile …
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actually occur. The paper also discusses the interaction between voting on taxes and the choice of audit rate by a budget …
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Theoretical work based on social identity theory and in-group favoritism predicts that increased population diversity (e.g., due to immigration) reduces support for redistributive public policies. In this article, we add to the empirical literature testing this prediction in three ways. First,...
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This paper explores the interdependency of political institutions from the voter's perspective. Specifically, we are interested in three questions: (1) Does the partisan identity of the local mayor influence the voter's decision in the subsequent town council election?; (2) Does this partisan...
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Micro-econometric intra-cohort profitability analyses of pay-as-you-go (PAYG) pension contributions are rare. We use representative employment histories of a birth cohort of German PAYG pension insurants retiring in year 2005 to econometrically examine the determinants of the profitability of...
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We link life-satisfaction data to inequality of the pre- and post-government income distribution at the regional level, to estimate the degree of inequality aversion. Three different inequality measures are used. In addition, we investigate whether a reduction in inequality by the state...
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