The debate on whether democracy and inequality increase the level of redistribution is ongoing. We construct a model … that predicts higher probability of redistribution in democracies than autocracies through social transfers. Higher … inequality leads to more redistribution in democracies but not necessarily in autocracies. Using the new data on Non …

Gender, income, education and self-employment are robust predictors for individual support for redistribution in the … a robust association with preferences for redistribution. However, education, income, individual autonomy and moral … worth of the poor remain important determinants. On average, preferences for redistribution indicate that within the OECD …