Income inequality is rising but there seems to be no clear-cut effect on redistribution preferences, which is … differences in individual merit and it is primarily non-merit based inequality that affects redistribution preferences. This view … redistribution preferences and that it is a better predictor than previously used measures. This suggests that the socio …

This paper uses a laboratory experiment to explore individuals' motivations for redistribution. The laboratory results … show that as income uncertainty diminishes, participants become more extreme in their preferences for redistribution. The … findings suggest that for most people, the motivation for redistribution is financial self-interest – namely as insurance …

This paper analyzes the role of production distortion for income redistribution in an international trade model. In … redistribution. It first shows that production inefficiency can be a part of a Pareto-efficient tax system when there is an …