Welfare states redistribute both between individuals (inter-individual redistribution) reducing annual, cross …-sectional inequality and over the lifecycle of an individual (intra-individual redistribution) insuring individuals against income risks in … the long-term. But studies measuring redistribution often focus on a one-year period and the second aspect is neglected …

redistribution decisions at the end of that period, in an environment where we keep fixed the sum of incomes over the period. First … effect of income inequality on redistribution decisions, we delve into the history behind one's income to isolate the effect …

) to allow for alternatives to welfarism. We calculate weights of a social planner’s function as implied by the German tax …