Does redistribution in democracies cater to the will of the majority? We propose a direct empirical strategy based on … the median voter's preferred amount of redistribution and the probability to serve the median voter increases with the … redistribution. Political absenteeism of the poor cannot explain such outcomes. Rather, they can be explained by the electoral …

first place may be further convinced that inequality is not a major issue and redistribution need not be a policy goal. All …Credit affects individuals' perceptions and experiences of inequality. Having access to credit enables those in lower …, thereby taking the edge off discontent. Citizens with higher incomes who tend to be less supportive of redistribution in the …

The increasing wage inequality in many countries is usually seen as brought about by economic forces that drive for …

The increasing wage inequality in many countries is usually seen as brought about by economic forces that drive for …

This paper shows that within-country happiness inequality has fallen in the majority of countries that have experienced … declare low and high levels of happiness. Rising income inequality moderates the fall in happiness inequality, and may even … the happiness of all, it will at least harmonize the happiness of all, providing that income inequality does not grow too …

In spite of the great U-turn that saw income inequality rise in Western countries in the 1980s, happiness inequality …

this, we argue, is that a stronger focus is needed on inclusive growth (SDG-8), and specifically redistribution with growth …

Rising income inequality is an anglo Saxon problem. For most of the other OECD countries, earnings dispersion is rather … persistent. Vertical mobility is to be taken into account. The paper also looks at the relationship of income inequality, growth …

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 …