optimal level of redistribution is always lower in the tax competition equilibrium. Numerical calibrations show that being in …

the literature on the role of intergovernmental grants in systems of fiscal federalism. Second, we provide an updated look … directions for future research on the economics of fiscal federalism and the role of intergovernmental grants as policy …

states' congressional representation. We find that federal fiscal assistance dollars had a modest if any impact on the pace …

redistribution and a modest effect of two year led inequality …

redistribution among citizens from different socioeconomic backgrounds and the actual extent of government redistribution. Our focus … on redistribution arises from the inherent class conflicts it engenders in policy choices, allowing us to examine whose … realized redistribution. This finding contradicts the expectations of both leading experts and regular citizens …

, trigger backlash, increasing support for anti-immigrant parties and lowering preferences for redistribution and diversity …

tax for redistribution, and the latter choosing a local income tax, property tax, lump-sum tax or subsidy, and a local … findings are federal income distribution, little local redistribution, and local preference for property taxation over income …

means to protect the economic interests of the once ruling elite. Under "democratic federalism" the constitution creates an …