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 …

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 …

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 …

less in favor of income redistribution. In societies with a high level of actual social mobility, income inequality is …In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the perceived fairness of the …