Globalization and regional economic integration have increased factor mobility and have reduced commercial barriers among countries. In this context, tax competition among national (subnational) governments to attract factors of production and consumers to their respective jurisdictions became...

This study explains the intensity of redistributive policies of Latin American leftist governments during the so-called "left turn" in the region. Based on theoretical models that analyze the implications of inequality in democracies with different economic and institutional structures, it...