Using a simple model of income redistribution, we show that the government may use tax evasion as a way to redistribute … income from the non- evaders to evaders. This will result then to a negative association between income inequality and per …

This paper seeks to examine the effect of income inequality on the structure of tax policies. We first use a simplified … remains robust across various alternative measures of income inequality and most importantly through alternative political … regimes. In addition, our analysis places the spotlight on the potential reverse causality between income inequality and …

analysis treats unofficial economy as an endogenous outcome that may be produced by the conflict for redistribution between …

In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the interaction between the … of utility, and lower preferred levels of income redistribution. In societies with a low level of actual social mobility …, income inequality is perceived more negatively with increased perceived fairness, due to the need for unexpected policy …

income redistribution. Income inequality is predicted to have a more favorable impact on subjective wellbeing for individuals …We argue that perceived fairness of the income generation process affects the association between income inequality and … differences in individual tolerance for income inequality, and the predicted influence of actual fairness. …