Social contracts about inequality and redistribution are country-specific. We rely on a model of inequality and … redistribution where multiple steady states can emerge in given country. We link the model to the recent literature on beliefs and … we call 'dissipative inclusion', where redistribution and social inclusion are effectively achieved but accompanied by …

We consider optimal redistribution in a model where individuals can self-select into one of several possible sectors …

-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 …

This paper discusses what determines the preferences of individuals for redistribution. We review the theoretical …

individualism and opposition to redistribution. This pattern cuts across known divides in the U.S., including urban–rural and north …

costs and benefits of redistribution are generally of the same order of magnitude, resulting in reasonable values for the …

.e., within countries) redistribution has miniscule effect on world income inequality. Thus, the traditional public finance … concern about the excess burden of redistribution cannot explain why there is so little world redistribution. Actual foreign …