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Unfair inequality and the demand for redistribution : why not all inequality is equal
Ahrens, Leo - In: Socio-economic review 20 (2022) 2, pp. 463-487
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Distributional consequences of political representation : conference paper
Maaser, Nicola; Stratmann, Thomas - 2014
We investigate the geographical concentration of representatives and the distribution of fiscal transfers both theoretically and empirically. We develop a model which predicts that funds to an area are positively correlated with the number of representatives residing in that area. Our empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010489270
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Inequality and redistribution via the public provision of private goods
Katsimē, Margarita; Moutos, Thomas - 2004
The relationship between inequality and redistribution is usually studied under the assumption that the government …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011402700
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Is redistributive policy of EU welfare state effective in tackling income inequality? : a panel data analysis
Wildowicz-Szumarska, Anna - In: Equilibrium : quarterly journal of economics and … 17 (2022) 1, pp. 81-101
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Regime type, inequality, and redistributive transfers in developing countries
Dodlova, Marina; Giolbas, Anna - 2017
The debate on whether democracy and inequality increase the level of redistribution is ongoing. We construct a model … that predicts higher probability of redistribution in democracies than autocracies through social transfers. Higher … inequality leads to more redistribution in democracies but not necessarily in autocracies. Using the new data on Non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596960
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The consequences of inequality : beliefs and redistributive preferences
Lobeck, Max; Støstad, Morten Nyborg - 2023
What matters for individuals' preferences for redistribution? In this paper we show that consequentialist beliefs about … shape a distinct conversation about redistribution. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014383934
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Prospect equality : a force of redistribution
Qu, Xiangyu - In: Journal of public economic theory 26 (2024) 1, pp. 1-25
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Why do redistributive policies differ across countries? : analyzing the multiple dimensions of preferences for redistribution
Kambayashi, Ryo; Lechevalier, Sébastien - In: Review of income and wealth 68 (2022) 4, pp. 1032-1057
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Factor shares, redistribution and growth in a captured democracy
Vindigni, Andrea - 2024
A model of endogenous growth is presented, based on productive public expenditures, and featuring some degree of income inequality, and polarization in policy preferences. The main innovation lays in the political process determining capital taxation that relies, both on voting and on "influence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014461501
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On the political and economic determinants of redistribution : economic gains, ideological gains, or institutions?
Souza, Gustavo Moreira de - 2022
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 …
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