impacts on public opinion are important enough to influence policy is unclear. Many scholars argue that Canada is an exception … dramatic growth in the ethnic and cultural diversity of Canada's immigrant inflows in recent decades, but the extent of this … case the estimated effects are small. Our study thus supports the view that Canada's experience stands as an example in …

redistribution from the rich to the poor will improve social welfare, regardless of how small inequality is in the status quo …

redistributive taxation. In a formal model of redistribution with international migration and fiscal competition we derive the main …

This paper discusses what determines the preferences of individuals for redistribution. We review the theoretical …

to the lack of transparent products and choice architecture, redistribution remains limited. This paper uses a stated … pension redistribution preferences. We find that, on average, the preferred pension wealth redistribution amounts to 50%. 35 …% of all individuals have such a preference. 33% of all individuals would prefer less redistribution, and 32% percent …

lifetime earnings risk. Based on a dynamic life-cycle model, we find that redistribution through the tax-and -transfer system …

welcome more immigrants. On theoretical grounds, the relationship between immigration and support for redistribution is … ambiguous. Immigration may increase ethnic diversity, which may reduce the support for redistribution. On the other hand …, natives may demand more redistribution as an insurance against labour market risks brought by immigration. In this chapter, we …

Redistribution across individuals in a one-year-period framework is an empirically intensely studied question. However …, a substantial share of annual redistribution might turn out to serve individual insurance in a longer perspective …, reducing the level of actual redistribution across individuals. This paper investigates to what extent long-run redistribution …