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Whose Preferences Matter for Redistribution : Cross-country Evidence
Maréchal, Michel André; Cohn, Alain; Yusof, Jeffrey; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014447295
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Inclusion and Democratization Through Web3 and DeFi?$bInitial Evidence from the Ethereum Ecosystem
Cong, Lin William; Tang, Ke; Wang, Yanxin; Zhao, Xi - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
) and airdrop programs (e.g., OmiseGo Airdrop) facilitate inclusion through token monetary redistribution …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014226146
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Optimal Income Taxation
Kaplow, Louis - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
This article explores subjects in optimal income taxation characterized by recent research interest, practical importance in light of concerns about inequality, potential for misunderstanding, and prospects for advancement. Throughout, the analysis highlights paths for further investigation....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013334417
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A Cognitive View of Policing
Dube, Oeindrila; MacArthur, Sandy Jo; Shah, Anuj K. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
What causes adverse policing outcomes, such as excessive uses of force and unnecessary arrests? Prevailing explanations focus on problematic officers or deficient regulations and oversight. Here, we introduce a new, overlooked perspective. We suggest that the cognitive demands inherent in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014372408
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The Gender Minority Gaps in Confidence and Self-Evaluation
Aksoy, Billur; Exley, Christine L.; Kessler, Judd B. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
A rich literature explores gender differences between men and women, but an increasing share of the population identifies their gender in some other way. Analyzing data on roughly 10,000 students and 1,500 adults, we find that such gender minorities are less confident and provide less favorable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014468261
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Adjusting for Scale-Use Heterogeneity in Self-Reported Well-Being
Benjamin, Daniel J.; Cooper, Kristen B; Heffetz, Ori; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Analyses of self-reported-well-being (SWB) survey data may be confounded if people use response scales differently. We use calibration questions, designed to have the same objective answer across respondents, to measure dimensional (i.e., specific to an SWB dimension) and general (i.e., common...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014372485
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Tax and Education Policy in a Heterogeneous Agent Economy : What Levels of Redistribution Maximize Growth and Efficiency?
Benabou, Roland - 1999
costs and benefits of redistribution are generally of the same order of magnitude, resulting in reasonable values for the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012471662
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A Unified Perspective on Efficiency, Redistribution, and Public Policy
Kaplow, Louis - 2020
Specialized theoretical and empirical research should in principle be embedded in a unified framework that identifies the relevant interactions among different phenomena, enables an appropriate matching of policy instruments to objectives, and grounds normative analysis in individuals' utilities...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012479207
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Frontier Culture : The Roots and Persistence of "Rugged Individualism" in the United States
Bazzi, Samuel - 2017
individualism and opposition to redistribution. This pattern cuts across known divides in the U.S., including urban-rural and north …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012453717
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Preferences for Redistribution
Alesina, Alberto F. - 2009
This paper discusses what determines the preferences of individuals for redistribution. We review the theoretical …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012463822