The relationship between inequality and redistribution is usually studied under the assumption that the government …. In this paper we consider what happens if the government can redistribute through both sides of its budget (revenue and …

of government spending to the political system. A Downsian model of electoral competition and forward-looking voting … some key marginal districts. This leads to less public goods, less rents for politicians, more redistribution and larger … government. A model of legislative bargaining and backward-looking voting indicates that presidential - as opposed to …