examine this assertion for Germany, a welfare state with a relative generous means-tested social minimum and high marginal tax …

. To quantify both inter- and intra-individual redistribution in Germany this study uses SOEP data from 1984 to 2009 to …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 …

life-cycle model, we find that redistribution by taxes and transfers off sets 54% of the inequality in lifetime earnings …

for redistribution. We leverage a quasi-experiment in Finland, where every year on the so-called tax day, the authorities … earnings of the top 10% are unfair, but that public support for redistribution remains largely unaffected. A notable exception … are top earners, who decrease their support for redistribution, and young people, who increase their support for …