inequality did not increase overall, the poorest still saw a reduction in their purchasing power, as many of those in the lowest … an expanded set of social benefits would lead to reduced poverty and inequality in comparison to the current practice of … benefits as opposed to provisions in indirect taxes in achieving redistribution. …

learn from each other to improve social protection and reduce inequality. …

The debate on whether democracy and inequality increase the level of redistribution is ongoing. We construct a model … inequality leads to more redistribution in democracies but not necessarily in autocracies. Using the new data on Non … that predicts higher probability of redistribution in democracies than autocracies through social transfers. Higher …

, education, and social protection) on two major indicators of aggregate welfare (the Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index … that government social spending has a significantly positive causal effect on the Inequality-adjusted Human Development …

redistribution and retraining - that arguably characterize many reform packages. We analyse the interaction of compensatory … redistribution and retraining programmes, and demonstrate that the provision of redistributive programmes might distort incentives …. Conversely, it may be possible for an economic reform to win political support in the absence of compensatory redistribution …

inequality translates into greater redistribution by shaping the median voter's preferences. While numerous papers have tested … redistribution should increase in line with inequality. An empirical test based on 110 observations from the Luxembourg Income Study … this proposition, the literature has remained divided over the appropriate measure for redistribution. Revisiting the …