determinants of top income inequality / Charles I. Jones -- Intergenerational mobility and income inequality / Jörg L. Spenkuch … -- The effects of redistribution policies on growth and unemployment / Casey B. Mulligan -- Income and wealth in America …

In this paper we revisit the relationship between democracy, redistribution, and inequality. We first explain the … theoretical reasons why democracy is expected to increase redistribution and reduce inequality, and why this expectation may fail …: democracy does not lead to a uniform decline in post-tax inequality, but can result in changes in fiscal redistribution and …

, selling millions of copies in dozens of languages. But are its analyses of inequality and economic growth on target? Where … consider the impact of technology on inequality. Heather Boushey, Branko Milanovic, and others consider topics ranging from … gender to trends in the global South. Emmanuel Saez lays out an agenda for future research on inequality, while a variety of …

We develop online survey experiments to analyze how information about inequality and taxes affects preferences for … redistribution. Approximately 4,000 respondents were randomized into treatments providing interactive, customized information on U ….S. income inequality, the link between top income tax rates and economic growth, and the estate tax. An additional 6 …

relationship between inequality and redistribution is nonmonotonic; societies with intermediate levels of inequality consolidate …We develop a theory of political transitions inspired in part by the experiences of Western Europe and Latin America … redistributive than a nondemocratic regime, and this gives the elite an incentive to mount a coup. Because inequality makes democracy …