Studienreihe stellt eine gekürzte Fassung der WIFO-Studie "Umverteilung durch den Staat in Österreich" dar. Die zentralen … varying extents, and on the other hand it will again raise questions about the redistribution effects of taxes when it comes …

inequality and redistribution. Not surprisingly, the effective level of redistribution (after tax-and-transfer inequality) is … objective dimension of inequality and redistribution are, at least partially, linked with individuals' political preferences and … their voting behavior. The association between objective and subjective measures of inequality and redistribution vanishes …

We review the literature on the public choice approach to explaining redistribution policies. The focus is on policies … that are pursued with the sole reason to redistribute initial endowments. Moreover, we restrict ourselves to redistribution … in democracies. In democratic settings, generic redistribution games lack equilibria. Structure-inducing rules that give …

The relationship between inequality and redistribution is usually studied under the assumption that the government …