We provide experimental evidence on the emergence of redistributive societies. Individuals first vote on redistribution … the time when they choose a distribution rule and find that there is more redistribution behind a veil of ignorance than … under full information. However, the scope of redistribution is less sensitive towards the degree of uncertainty than …

on immigration issues in national referendums and are less supportive of redistribution than before hosting asylum …

We examine in how far people's experiences of income inequality affect their preferences for redistribution. We use … growing up are less in favor of redistribution, after controlling for income, demographics, unemployment experiences and …

We examine empirically the relationship between the extent of redistribution and the components of the Mirrlees … relationship between factor-income inequality and the extent of redistribution. We also find a link between our redistributive …-preference measure and the extent of redistribution. …