Why do individuals' preferences for redistribution often diverge widely from their material self-interest? Using an … political economy of redistribution and the potential for information interventions to shift support for fiscal adjustment …

Can taxes on consumption redistribute in developing countries? Contrary to consensus, we show that taxing consumption … steeply declines with income, so that richer households pay a substantially larger share of their income in taxes. Our …

impact is equalizing for direct taxes and unequalizing for indirect taxes. Overall, redistribution through taxes, without …This chapter analyzes the incidence on income distribution by a comprehensive array of direct and indirect taxes in ten … burden on the poor is high and even higher than on the rich. This is mainly a consequence of the high share of indirect taxes …