Meltzer and Richard (1981) model wherein heterogeneous voters evaluate an income-redistribution program that finances a lump …, utility-wise, by the median voter. She, and many poorer voters, may support income redistribution that, ironically, leaves …

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 …

a fair distribution. Does such a concern matter for majority voting on redistribution? Fairness preferences are relevant … classes. We experimentally study voting on redistribution between two income classes and show that the effects of inequality … for redistribution outcomes only if fair voters are pivotal. Pivotality, in turn, depends on the structure of income …

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 …

interdependent components. In this paper we present a model of object construction in majority voting and show that, in general, by …

The effect of immigration on redistribution has been widely debated. This paper contributes to this debate by testing … two explanations, which are that (i) immigration tends to reduce redistribution due to people’s higher levels of … xenophobia, and that (ii) immigration affects redistribution because immigrants do not have the right to vote. Since the demand …