relationship is influenced by the quality of local institutions, as proxied by corruption. We use representative data from a large …We examine the effects of randomly introduced economic inequality on voluntary cooperation, and whether this … inequality adversely affects aggregate contributions, and this is on account of high endowment individuals contributing a …

We ask whether, as many seem to think, corruption worsens, and judicial accountability improves, inequality, and … accountability to gross-income inequality and consumption inequality. The study shows that corruption is negatively, and that … investigate this empirically using data from 145 countries 1960.2014. We relate perceived corruption and de facto judicial …

We ask whether, as many seem to think, corruption worsens, and judicial accountability improves, inequality, and … accountability to gross-income inequality and consumption inequality. The study shows that corruption is negatively, and that … investigate this empirically using data from 145 countries 1960.2014. We relate perceived corruption and de facto judicial …

Corruption increases inequality in the society (Gupta et al, 1998) by reducing economic growth, biasing the tax system … then as democracy grows corruption decreases. The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between inequality … will help to establish a more direct link than explaining inequality indirectly through corruption. It follows from the …

The debate on whether democracy and inequality increase the level of redistribution in a country is still ongoing. We … initial inequality, there should be more redistribution in democracies but not necessarily in autocracies. We test these … redistribution and, to some extent, that there is more redistribution with rising inequality. Hence, on the basis of a direct measure …

claimed that "the more we target benefits at the poor, the less likely we are to reduce poverty and inequality". The basic … fact become a very weak one. For what it matters, targeting tends to be associated with higher levels of redistribution …

blocks of lifetime disparities. We look at lifetime inequality and the redistribution properties of taxes and benefits using …In this paper we look at lifetime inequality to address two main questions: How well does a modern tax system, based on … annual information, target lifetime inequality? What aspects of the tranfser system are most progressive from a lifetime …

We solve the problem of a social planner who seeks to minimize inequality via transfers with a fixed public budget in a …