lifetime poor as increases to out-of-work benefits. This has important implications for the equity-efficiency trade … are an effective way of targeting the lifetime rich, as incomes are more persistent towards the top of the distribution …

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

incomes. This paper assesses the net welfare benefit of mobility by assuming both a social aversion to inequality in permanent … and on the inequality of income across individuals. Using panel data, we find that Canada's tax system limits … income equalizing effect of taxes can reach up to 23 percent of mean income at the higher values of inequality aversion that …

also who moves up and down the income ladder over time. While income inequality has increased in most OECD countries, in … progressive taxation has also reduced the top 1 per cent’s share of disposable income. This paper finds that income inequality … to greater income inequality but also higher upward income mobility. Indeed, the analysis in the paper shows upward …

support for redistribution. In line with the self-serving bias, those with negative mobility experiences 'blame the system …' and extrapolate from their experience onto society, which increases their demand for redistribution. Conversely, those who … support for redistribution. This suggests a potential demand-side explanation for the Great Gatsby Curve: As overall absolute …

support high level of redistribution because they hope to be rich in the future). We consider a setting where individuals … gender. We find that the POUM effect could increase or decrease the support for redistribution depending on the parameters of … of the POUM effect in Italy. -- social mobility ; income distribution ; political economy ; inequality ; taxation …

redistributions. Nonetheless, the social-mobility argument for redistribution is not satisfactory, as actual transition probabilities …

This paper investigates inequality and intragenerational economic mobility in a developing country with large … inequality. Understanding economic mobility is important because it shapes our perception of inequality. Despite its significance … countries. Using Thailand's tax return data, we study the evolution of earnings inequality, estimate medium-term earnings …