We experimentally investigate whether people generally perceive inheritance as effort-induced or luck-induced. By randomly matched two strangers in a lab setting, we test whether the sources of opportunity handed down from the 'testator' subjects determines later redistributive decisions among...

We examine how people redistribute income when there is uncertainty about the role luck plays in determining opportunities and outcomes. We elicit redistribution decisions from a U.S.-representative sample who observe worker outcomes and whether luck magnified workers' effort ("lucky...

Key words: regional inequalities, localist movements, integration, Castilla-Catalonia, Flanders-Wallonia The expansive nature of the dominant socio-economic model lead to the current globalized economy based on open borders, the laws of the open market and the integration of local economic...

We present a simple reproducible methodology for constructing regional capital stock data, which we apply to Israel. We find that capital deepening has been sigma-convergent since 1985. This process is "inverted" since capital stocks and capital-labor ratios in the richer center have been...

This study aims to analyze the evolution of access to higher education in the cohort 18-24 years, which is considered the most adequate for this level of education. Initially, we question the use of this age group as a reference to measure the degree of access to this level of education in...

The global economic crisis has had a major impact on the economies of EU Member States, among other things, public sector budget deficits and public debt levels have risen dramatically. This has been reflected also on the budgets of the European Union (EU) that had become tighter and raise the...

In recent times, the attention given to the importance of tourism as a particularly efficient way to promote regional development has significantly increased, owing to the capacity of tourism to create income and employment and to generate synergies within other economic sectors. Tourism is...

The aim of this paper is to analyze the evolution of well-being changes due to, on one side, the changes in the weighting scheme and, on the other, changes in the indicators along the time. An alternative methodology is proposed in this paper that allows one to decompose a multidimensional index...

This article examines the nature of India's federal system, and recent and potential reforms in its structure and working. We summarize key federal institutions in India, focusing particularly on the mechanisms for Center-state transfers. These transfers are large, and are the major explicit...

This article examines recent and potential reforms in India's fiscal federal system. We summarize key federal institutions in India, including tax and expenditure assignments, and mechanisms for Center-state transfers. We discuss the institutional process by which reforms can and do take place,...