Redistribution differs widely across countries, but our understanding of why this is the case is limited. In … democracies, the extent of redistribution should ultimately reflect citizens' preferences. We measure preferences for … redistribution in six developed countries through internationally standardized questions in which respondents are faced with …

In this paper redistribution policy is analyzed in a 2-period overlapping generations model with heterogeneous …

democracy with asymmetric information. The model considers not only redistribution between generations but also redistribution …, consumption levels are perfectly equalized within both generations. Second, a redistribution bias exists in favor of the old …

This paper analyzes intergenerational redistribution in a 2-period overlapping- generations model that allows for … political economy equilibrium is not Pareto-efficient. Redistribution results in equal consumption levels of individuals with …

Beschäftigungskonten eingeführt, so werden die Beschäftigungsanreize gestärkt, ohne die existierende Umverteilung signifikant zu verändern … improve employment incentives without significant changes in the current redistribution scheme. We provide a detailed account … size of entitlements as well as interpersonal redistribution unchanged. …

either on luck or on individual relative performance in some tasks. All subjects chose a redistribution rate to be applied to … redistribution both in the impartial decision and when self-interest offered the most clear-cut prescription, as uncertainty over one … for redistribution in Performance treatments compared to Luck treatments. While behaviour of subjects whose earnings were …