redistribution. While theoretical papers show that income inequality increases redistribution, empirical studies fail to confirm the … the relationship between income inequality and redistribution. This paper also introduces three specifications to … for the lack of strong empirical evidence of a positive relationship between income inequality and redistribution. …

owners and/or managers of forty-five firms in 2001 and 2002.When firms perceive state institutions as unable to guarantee the …-state enforcement strategies are rooted in preexisting institutions and cultural practices, and develop in response to specific kinds of … contract enforcement and dispute resolution, as well as the significance that state contract enforcement institutions have for …