48 percent on average, and that there is substantial heterogeneity in the distribution. We find that households with low …

The inheritance tax is often seen as an effective tool to reduce wealth inequality, to raise public budgets if needed … tool for fighting wealth inequality without having distorting effects for the economy. For this purpose, the distributional …

We study beliefs about wealth inequality and preferences for wealth redistribution. For this, we conduct a large … overestimate their position reduce their aversion to inequality after learning their position, while those who underestimate their … further investigate heterogeneity in treatment effects and present evidence that younger participants decrease their support …

preferred by the society when ex ante income inequality is relatively low, while a majoritarian system is chosen when income … inequality is relatively high. Moreover, we obtain that consensual democracies should be expected to be ruled more often by …

Does parental wealth inequality impact next generation labor income inequality? And does a tax on parental wealth …