inequality can have on preferences for redistribution, political participation, and policy responsiveness. It finds that the …Abstract Income inequality is viewed as one of the greatest challenges facing democracies today. Democracy is … predicated on the ideal of equality, but political inequality occurs when the preferences of some are systematically afforded …

inequality and intergenerational mobility (such as the “Great Gatsby Curve” by Alan Krueger) and to propose entrepreneurship as … critical examination of evidences marshalled to support the case for a negative relationship between inequality and mobility …. Findings – The putative negative relationship between inequality and mobility is not supported by evidence. The result is …

heterogeneity on the one hand and measures of inequality and redistribution on the other, using state‐level US data. Design …/methodology/approach – The relationship between ethnic/religious heterogeneity and inequality/redistribution is estimated, first, with ordinary … least squares (OLS) and then with generalized method of moments (GMM). The principal explanatory variables for inequality …

outcomes that favor the incomes of the poor and middle class. There is also evidence that redistribution takes place from rich … institutions by providing empirical evidence on the relationship between institutions and inequality.  …

This paper provides an overview of research on income inequality in China over the period of economic reform. It … presents the results of two main sources of evidence on income inequality and, assisted by various decompositions, explains the … reasons income inequality has increased rapidly and the Gini coefficient is now almost 0.5. This paper evaluates the degree of …

the effects of two different constitutions (commitment or no commitment in tax policy), as well as income inequality …