Redistribution is one of the principal mechanisms through which countries secure low income inequality. Maintaining … from an egalitarian perspective. If so, redistribution is likely to become even more critical. Redistribution can be … achieved through the tax system, via government transfers, or both. In practice, however, very little redistribution is …

This paper provides an empirical investigation on the drivers of tax and transfer income redistribution to working …. The analytical approach is based on a reduced-form model of income redistribution which is estimated through cross …-country-time series regressions. The baseline model builds on the political economy literature of income redistribution and includes a set …

unselfish though rational demand for redistribution. This leads the well off to prefer higher taxes and the poor to reject … redistribution by individuals with high income and to a lower demand for redistribution by those with low income. …

-individual redistribution and between- and within-individual insurance. These components are distinguished from perspective of the start of … against wage and family composition shocks is substantial and highly valued by individuals. Within-individual redistribution …