Meltzer and Richard (1981), higher initial inequality levels do not correlate positively with redistribution. I conduct a … misperceptions slightly shifts the demand towards less redistribution in Germany and Russia which appears to be driven by respondents … redistribution across countries. The treatment also alters trust levels in government and beliefs about the importance of luck but …

This paper presents findings on the changing effectiveness of cash transfers and income taxes on inequality and poverty … and inequality. The strength of the relationship varies between countries and in some cases between the all age and the …

yield higher inequality as measured by the Gini (0-9 pc.pt. increase) and the top 1% and 10% income shares (0-5, and 1-5 pc … mismeasurement rise. Taxable income is subject to the highest inequality, which further undergoes the highest upward correction for … corrections confirm the inequality-neutral impact of pensions in Mexico, and equalizing impacts of transfers, direct taxes …

The last decade has seen a sharp increase in interest in the possible existence of a Paradox of Redistribution (PoR …

In the distributive analysis, the constant relative inequality aversion utility function is a standard tool for ethical … judgements of income distributions. The sole parameter ε of this function expresses a society's aversion to inequality. However … inequality aversion utility function using datasets available from the Luxembourg Income Study Database. We utilise the method of …

countries over the last two decades. Redistribution is quantified as the relative reduction in market income inequality achieved …This paper produces a comprehensive assessment of income redistribution to the working-age population, covering OECD … overall redistribution, the respective role of various categories of transfers for transfer redistribution; as well as …

relationship between factor-income inequality and the extent of redistribution. We also find a link between our redistributive …We examine empirically the relationship between the extent of redistribution and the components of the Mirrlees … framework, with a focus on inherent inequality and government's redistributive preferences. We have constructed our income …

literature offers no support for the proposition that the structure of inequality has consequences for fiscal redistribution. …Lupu and Pontusson (2011) argue that the structure of income inequality, rather than its level, can explain differences … in fiscal redistribution across modern welfare states. Contrary to the assertion that there is robust evidence in support …

-2011) along geographic, religious, ethno-linguistic and economic lines. Poverty and inequality rose throughout the decade. We …