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

Korpi and Palme's (1998) classic "The Paradox of Redistribution and Strategies of Equality" claims that universal … preferences for redistribution. We analyze rich democracies like Korpi and Palme, but also generalize to a broader sample of … transfer share and universalism; b) redistribution preferences are negatively associated with low-income targeting; and c …

Budget Incidence Fiscal Redistribution Dataset on Relative Income Poverty (LLBIFR Dataset on Relative Income Poverty 2019 …

Korpi and Palme (1998) famously suggested the existence of a Paradox of Redistribution:although programs targeted to … harmonized by LIS. My results showthat the relationship between the redistribution obtained by social transfers and their pro … the rich are unable to reachdown the income ladder and remain stuck at very low levels of redistribution.This reflects how …

Redistribution is one of the principal mechanisms through which countries secure low income inequality. Maintaining … from an egalitarian perspective. If so, redistribution is likely to become even more critical. Redistribution can be … achieved through the tax system, via government transfers, or both. In practice, however, very little redistribution is …

redistribution in a comparative setting for the period 1967-2014. We use micro-data from the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) to examine … household primary income inequality and disposable income inequality, redistribution from transfers and income taxes, and the … underlying social programs that drive the changes. We offer detailed information of fiscal redistribution in 47 countries for the …