Standard models of voting on redistribution generate a clear-cut prediction: redistribution increases in income … accompanied by developments in redistribution into the opposite direction. This paper argues that it is important to distinguish … skewness. In a model with imperfect information, these developments affect redistribution in different ways. While polarization …

Despite a strong theoretical prediction that income skewness and redistribution should be positively linked, empirical … skewness. Under imperfect information, these developments affect redistribution in diff erent ways. While rising polarization … increases redistribution, upward mobility can have the opposite eff ect. Reasonable degrees of informational imperfection are …

Despite a strong theoretical prediction that income skewness and redistribution should be positively linked, empirical … skewness. Under imperfect information, these developments affect redistribution in different ways. While rising polarization … increases redistribution, upward mobility can have the opposite effect. Reasonable degrees of informational imperfection are …

This paper analyzes voting on a linear income tax which is redistributed lump sum to the taxpayers. Individuals can …

redistribution policies. The interaction of the two effects has so far not been analyzed in isolation. We find that the direction of … and redistribution levels. …

Gender differences in voting patterns and political attitudes towards redistribution are well-documented. The … experiments on preferences for redistribution conducted in the U.S. and several European countries to disentangle these potential …

redistribution policies. The interaction of the two effects has so far not been analyzed in isolation. We find that the direction of … and redistribution levels. …

can only be reconciled by compromise or by voting. The greatest number must be of citizens alive today, but governments …