If individuals evaluate outcomes relative to the status quo, then a social planner may limit redistribution from rich … know (when we observe near-complete redistribution). Subjects who are themselves risk-seeking over losses drive the effect … suggest that respect for reference points of the wealthy may help explain why voters demand less redistribution than standard …

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 …

Why do low-income individuals often oppose redistribution? We hypothesize that an aversion to being in "last place …" undercuts support for redistribution, with low-income individuals punishing those slightly below themselves to keep someone …