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On the relation between income inequality and happiness : do fairness perceptions matter?
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - 2009
less in favor of income redistribution. In societies with a high level of actual social mobility, income inequality is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010258037
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Are people inequality averse, and do they prefer redistribution by the state? : evidence from German longitudinal data on life satisfaction
Schwarze, Johannes; Härpfer, Marco - 2002
We link life-satisfaction data to inequality of the pre-government income distribution at the regional level, to estimate the degree of inequality aversion. In addition, we investigate whether a reduction in inequality by the state increases individual well-being. We find that Germans are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011436192
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Fractionalization and the Size of Government
Lind, Jo Thori - 2003
fractionalization and group antagonism reduce the support for redistribution. Whereas within group inequality increases support for … redistribution, inequality between groups have the opposite effect. All these results hold even if a poor group is in majority. Using … increases and between group inequality decreases redistribution. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011508116
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Democracy, redistribution, and political participation : evidence from Sweden 1919 - 1938
Tyrefors, Björn; Pettersson-Lidbom, Per - In: Econometrica : journal of the Econometric Society, an … 82 (2014) 3, pp. 961-993
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010506478
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Are people inequality averse, and do they prefer redistribution by the state? : evidence from German longitudinal data on life satisfaction
Schwarze, Johannes; Härpfer, Marco - 2002
We link life-satisfaction data to inequality of the pre-government income distribution at the regional level, to estimate the degree of inequality aversion. In addition, we investigate whether a reduction in inequality by the state increases individual well-being. We find that Germans are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011406589
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(Re-)distribution of personal incomes, education and economic performance across countries
Rehme, Günther - 2002
In many OECD countries income inequality has risen, but surprisingly redistribution as well. The theory attributes this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409838
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Functional income distribution, inequality and the effectiveness of fiscal redistribution : evidence from OECD countries
Bises, Bruno; Bloise, Francesco; Scialà, Antonio - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013259254
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Does liberté
Grâdšṭayn, Marq; Milanović, Branko - 2000
typically led to an expansion in redistribution, at least in the small sample of episodes studied. Similarly, and more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009781532
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Examining the relationship between income inequality, taxation and economic freedom : a panel cointegration approach
Karakotsios, Achillefs; Katrakilides, K.; Dimitriadis, … - In: Economics and Business Letters : EBL 9 (2020) 3, pp. 206-215
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420676
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Immigration vs. poverty : causal impact on demand for redistribution in a survey experiment
Martinangeli, Andrea F.M.; Windsteiger, Lisa - 2020 - This draft: February 19, 2020
redistribution and addressing its pitfalls requires in-depth investigations by population segment. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012422563