and measurement of, redistribution. Amongst the themes are: the potential usefulness of apparently inefficient policy … instruments in overcoming the self-selection constraints on redistribution and limiting the damage that ill …, while there are circumstances in which redistribution may plausibly generate efficiency gains, the likelihood that some …

If redistribution is distortionary, and if the income of skilled workers is due to knowledgeintensive activities and … reduction reduces statis inefficiency. On the other hand, standard redistribution also reduces the level of R and D because it … that standard redistribution always dominates limitations to IPRs. …

Tony Atkinson is universally celebrated for his outstanding contributions to the measurement and analysis of inequality …, but he never saw the study of inequality as a separate branch of economics. He was an economist in the classical sense …

inequality induces more government redistribution; (2) more government redistribution is financed by higher distortionary … inequality-growth transmission channel they propose, must therefore be assessed as overly simplistic and inadequate with respect …

Government redistribution is increasingly important in today's world. The effect of income distribution on … industrialization and growth, and the causes of income redistribution have been studied in the contemporary literature. The normative … significance of income redistribution, however, which is the focus of this paper, has been rarely studied. In this paper we analyze …

We study the political economy of redistribution over a broad class of decision rules. Since the core is generically … full income profile, and in particular, on the preferences of two decisive voters. The effect of increasing inequality on … redistribution depends on the decision rule and the shape of the income distribution; redistribution will increase if both decisive …

claimed that "the more we target benefits at the poor, the less likely we are to reduce poverty and inequality". The basic … fact become a very weak one. For what it matters, targeting tends to be associated with higher levels of redistribution …

This paper uses a laboratory experiment to explore individuals' motivations for redistribution. The laboratory results … show that as income uncertainty diminishes, participants become more extreme in their preferences for redistribution. The … findings suggest that for most people, the motivation for redistribution is financial self-interest - namely as insurance …