We experimentally investigate how income redistribution shapes support for economic inclusion, i.e., a policy that … compared to a situation in which this is precluded by design. Income redistribution spreads both risks and returns of … support for economic inclusion. Income redistribution thus induces more equal and efficient outcomes by boosting popular …

redistribution. We theoretically identify two classes of conditions when an empirically plausible amount of fairness preferences … induces redistribution through referenda. We test the predictions of the adapted inequality aversion model in a simple … redistribution experiment, and find that it predicts voting outcomes far better than the standard model of voting assuming …

cooperation choices and one (using the strategy method) in which they do not matter. We show that the “fairness question”, a …

others cooperation. Moreover, we show that the fairness question , a recently proposed alternative to the standard trust …

majority voting on redistribution? Fairness preferences are relevant for redistribution outcomes only if fair-minded voters are … pivotal. Pivotality, in turn, depends on the structure of income classes. We experimentally study voting on redistribution … to matter if the “rich” are in majority. With a “poor” majority, we find that redistribution outcomes look as if all …