“the rich are powerful and they dont like taxes, hence we have little taxation and little redistribution.” That is a good … taxation and non-negligible redistributive efforts. But in some of those cases such redistribution comes hand in hand with … outcomes (including the degree of redistribution and others). We postulate that each configuration of social outcomes emerges …

inequality and low redistribution can coexist. The theory's assumptions and outcomes are explored empirically using individual … outcome, this paper develops a theory exploring two fundamental factors at play during elections - the critical political …

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 …

and political trust both lead to fiscal policy preferences that constrain effective redistribution. Electoral …

intermediate goods, did lead to faster growth in a manner consistent with theory. …