less in favor of income redistribution. In societies with a high level of actual social mobility, income inequality is … the World Values Survey data and a broad set of fairness measures, we find strong support for the negative (positive …

An influential paper by Berg et al., 'Redistribution, inequality, and growth: new evidence', uses the SWIID data to … examine the impact of inequality and redistribution on growth in both developing and developed countries. It finds that while … inequality is harmful for growth, redistribution does not hamper growth. This comment demonstrates that the redistribution and …

In this paper we revisit the relationship between democracy, redistribution and inequality. We first explain the … theoretical reasons why democracy is expected to increase redistribution and reduce inequality, and why this expectation may fail … broadly consistent with a view that is different from the traditional median voter model of democratic redistribution …