implications for environment, efficiency and growth. We find that left regimes, choosing more progressive redistribution, maintain … better environmental quality, which supports empirical research. Inequality does not appear to be harmful for the environment …, and it dampens the effect of democracy imperfections on redistribution. …

High-quality data on state-level inequality and incomes, panel data on corruption convictions, and careful attention to … of inequality, which indicate diminished prospects facing those convicted of corruption. In US states over 25 years we … show that inequality and higher government relative wages significantly and robustly produce less corruption. This reverses …

and inequality in initial endowments. We find, consistent with theoretical predictions, that democracy breakdown is more …Many empirical studies have found a positive association between economic development and democracy survival across … question in a laboratory experiment with democracy defined in a narrow sense as the ability of citizens to invest freely in …

This paper explores the extent to which episodes of democratization can be explained by variation in income inequality … Robinson (2001), our empirical examination considers the possibility that the effect of income inequality on democratization …, we demonstrate that variation in income inequality can explain democratization following recessions, but that there is no …

High-quality data on state-level inequality and incomes, panel data on corruption convictions, and careful attention to … of inequality, which indicate diminished prospects facing those convicted of corruption. In US states over 25 years we … show that inequality and higher government relative wages significantly and robustly produce less corruption. This reverses …

majority of people. The fundamental reason thereof is the blatant contradiction between the principle of democracy, promoting … the rule of law and thereby the welfare of people, and the indomitable tendency of rising and unsustainable inequality in … the essential of democracy. It could be a road to genuine reforms3 preventing a disaster caused by the sheer rejection of …

, altruism and concern for inequality. We find that decision makers who are selected democratically are generally more efficiency …

high levels of democracy are characterized by lower relative inequality. They also have the lowest ratio of the income … information from five Varieties of Democracy indices. K-means country clusters are similar but not entirely identical to both k …-medians clusters and arbitrary groups formed using only one measure, namely the liberal democracy index. Simple correlations with …

Countering recent rises in many countries of inequality in income and wealth is widely recognized as a major … development challenge. This is so from an ethical perspective and because greater inequality is perceived to be detrimental to key … development aims. Still, an informed debate on the effects of inequality requires clear evidence. This review contributes to the …