We review the literature on the public choice approach to explaining redistribution policies. The focus is on policies … that are pursued with the sole reason to redistribute initial endowments. Moreover, we restrict ourselves to redistribution … in democracies. In democratic settings, generic redistribution games lack equilibria. Structure-inducing rules that give …

the reasons for being poor. We develop and test a theory about support for redistribution in the presence of target …-specific beliefs about the causes of low and high incomes. Our theory predicts that target-specific beliefs about the poor matter most … welfare recipients supports our theory. We also find, in theory, the existence of a moral release equilibrium in which the …

redistribution. Estimating a DSGE model with microdata on the support for redistribution, I find that if voters disregarded their … ideological views on welfare policies, redistribution in the US would increase 117%. Because ideology is a more important … on redistribution. Among the drivers of ideology, I find that racial animosity and distrust of the government contributes …

towards redistribution than non-migrants. However, differences between migrants' and non-migrants' redistributive preferences …

We study the effect of power sharing over income redistribution among different socio-economic groups in a model of …

inequality and low redistribution can coexist. The theory's assumptions and outcomes are explored empirically using individual … outcome, this pa- per develops a theory exploring two fundamental factors at play during elections – the critical political …

What matters for individuals' preferences for redistribution? In this paper we show that consequentialist beliefs about … shape a distinct conversation about redistribution. …