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Suspicious success : cheating, inequality acceptance, and political preferences
Klimm, Felix - 2018
Supporters of left-wing parties typically place more emphasis on redistributive policies than right-wing voters. I investigate whether this difference in tolerating inequality is amplified by suspicious success - achievements that may arise from cheating. Using a laboratory experiment, I...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011899249
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Income distribution and tax structure : microeconomic test of the Meltzer-Richard hypothesis
Borge, Lars-Erik; Rattsø, Jørn - 2001
. The standard theory assumes that more unequal income distribution will create a majority for more redistribution (Meltzer …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011399685
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Does the Winner Take it All? Redistributive Policies and Political Extremism
Daniele, Gianmarco - 2020
We show that regional heterogeneity of underlying fundamentals (e.g. economic history, geography, social capital) can lead to extreme voting in federations. When the outcome of federal policies – such as transfer schemes, market regulation or migration laws – depends on these fundamentals,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012836939
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Income Distribution and Tax Structure : Microeconomic Test Of The Meltzer-Richard Hypothesis
Borge, Lars-Erik; Rattsø, Jørn - 2021
. The standard theory assumes that more unequal income distribution will create a majority for more redistribution (Meltzer …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013320844
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Does progressivity always lead to progress? : the impact of local redistribution on tax manipulation
Giommoni, Tommaso - 2019
The goal of this paper is to study the effects of introducing income redistribution at the municipal level, with the … decentralizing income redistribution as it may lead to consistent tax manipulation and large distortions in fiscal policy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011996184
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Redistributive politics and market efficiency : an experimental study
Großer, Jens; Reuben, Ernesto - 2009
' policy choices by transferring money to them. We observe very high levels of redistribution - even when transfers to … equilibrium predictions. -- Redistribution ; double auction ; elections ; lobbying …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003910210
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A positive theory of income taxation
Carbonell-Nicolau, Oriol (contributor) - 2007
redistribution (Stigler [36]). -- Nonlinear income taxation; electoral competitionh; Director's law; extensive zero-sum game …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003710404
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Tax policy and income inequality in the US, 1979 - 2007
Bargain, Olivier; Dolls, Mathias; Immervoll, Herwig; … - 2014
We assess the effects of U.S. tax policy reforms on inequality by applying a new decomposition method allowing us to disentangle the policy effect from changing market incomes. Over the period 1979-2007, the cumulative policy effect aggravated inequality by increasing the income share of the top...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010229895
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Richer (and holier) than thou? : the effect of relative income improvements on demand for redistribution
Karadja, Mounir; Möllerström, Johanna; Seim, David - 2014
effects on preferences for redistribution of correcting faulty beliefs. We implement a tailor-made survey in Sweden and … income position. Respondents who learn that they are richer than they thought demand less redistribution and increase their … altruism or moral values about redistribution. Moreover, the effect can be reconciled by people with political preferences to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010407867
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Redistributive Politics and Market Efficiency : An Experimental Study
Großer, Jens - 2011
' policy choices by transferring money to them. We observe very high levels of redistribution – even when transfers to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013134222