This paper analyzes voting on a linear income tax which is redistributed lump sum to the taxpayers. Individuals can …

therefore have a systematic influence on election results. Using administrative migration and voting data, we show that counties … find no effects on incumbent parties. In addition, our results show increased voting for parties with pro …-wing parties. The results have important policy implications for voting regulations. …

redistribution policies. The interaction of the two effects has so far not been analyzed in isolation. We find that the direction of … the empirical debate on the validity of the median-voter approach for explaining the relation between income inequality … and redistribution levels. …

redistribution policies. The interaction of the two effects has so far not been analyzed in isolation. We find that the direction of … the empirical debate on the validity of the median-voter approach for explaining the relation between income inequality … and redistribution levels. …

relationship between inequality and redistribution is nonmonotonic; societies with intermediate levels of inequality consolidate … redistributive than a nondemocratic regime, and this gives the elite an incentive to mount a coup. Because inequality makes democracy … democracy and redistribute more than both very equal and very unequal countries. We also show that asset redistribution, such as …

deal with vertical inequality - that is, fostering redistribution from the rich to the poor - less is known about their … performance in dealing with horizontal inequality, that is, in redistributing among socio-economic groups. In a context where … individuals may not only care about vertical redistribution, but also about the economic situation of the specific groups they …

The debate on whether democracy and inequality increase the level of redistribution in a country is still ongoing. We … initial inequality, there should be more redistribution in democracies but not necessarily in autocracies. We test these … redistribution and, to some extent, that there is more redistribution with rising inequality. Hence, on the basis of a direct measure …

The debate on whether democracy and inequality increase the level of redistribution is ongoing. We construct a model … inequality leads to more redistribution in democracies but not necessarily in autocracies. Using the new data on Non … that predicts higher probability of redistribution in democracies than autocracies through social transfers. Higher …

a two-party system in which the left-wing party has a larger preference for redistribution than the right-wing party … government has incentives to fi- nance redistribution via external debt to avoid distortionary income taxation. On the other hand …

Is there a link between public debt and wealth inequality? Could government bondholders use intra …-generational redistribution strategically to make the repayment of debt politically viable? Using a two-generations game-theoretic model, we … secure a majority favoring debt repayment. As a consequence, coordination mediates the impact of wealth inequality on public …