redistribution through progressivity of the tax system is rather limited. By contrast, for parameter values observed in Chile, and …This paper quantifies the direct impact of taxes on income distribution at the household level in Chile and estimates …

their effort, it will chose low redistribution and low taxes. In equilibrium effort will be high, the role of luck limited …

efficiency losses without achieving any net redistribution of income …

-led redistribution and greater acceptance of wage inequality (e.g., United States versus Western Europe). If individual nations evolve …-led redistribution to the poor. These patterns suggest that short-run inequality shocks can be reinforced in the labor market but do not … result in weaker political preferences for redistribution …

less than their husbands. As a result, much of the redistribution at the individual level was effectively from high earning … high income households. Both factors mitigate redistribution at the household level. This paper compares outcomes for the … fosters somewhat more redistribution from high to low earning households. The analysis is based on data from the Health and …

so, they are effectively accepting a certain amount of politician (presidential) rents in return for redistribution. We … influence or bribe politicians, and when inequality and potential taxes are high (which makes redistribution more valuable to …