Does trade improve institutions and contribute to long run growth? I develop a theory of trade, in which trade …

We present a simple model that illustrates how democracy may improve the quality of economic institutions. The model … further suggests that institutional quality varies more across autocracies than across democracy and that the positive effect … of democracy on institutional quality is increasing in people's human capital. Using a new panel data set, covering 140 …

Are migrants self-selected and sorted according to their views about what constitutes a fair level of redistribution? A … financial self-interest, we focus on emigrants' attitudes towards redistribution in Denmark where they no longer pay taxes or … views about what constitutes a fair level of redistribution among men, but not among women: the majority of men who emigrate …

The inheritance tax is often seen as an effective tool to reduce wealth inequality, to raise public budgets if needed … tool for fighting wealth inequality without having distorting effects for the economy. For this purpose, the distributional …