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 …

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 …

We conduct a laboratory experiment to study how demand for redistribution of income depends on self-interest, insurance … is affected by redistribution. We estimate utility weights for the different sources of demand for redistribution, with …

redistribution and retraining - that arguably characterize many reform packages. We analyse the interaction of compensatory … redistribution and retraining programmes, and demonstrate that the provision of redistributive programmes might distort incentives …. Conversely, it may be possible for an economic reform to win political support in the absence of compensatory redistribution …

fractionalization and group antagonism reduce the support for redistribution. Whereas within group inequality increases support for … redistribution, inequality between groups have the opposite effect. All these results hold even if a poor group is in majority. Using … increases and between group inequality decreases redistribution. …

, characterized by the combination of high levels of redistribution and low political accountability and social inclusiveness may well … onto the streets. More specifically, it is shown that authoritarianism reduces the positive effect of redistribution on …

towards redistribution and government from 2006 to 2010 to find that decreases in demand for redistribution are associated … government shapes preferences for redistribution. This paper contributes to a growing body of literature that suggests an … association between government trust and demand for redistribution. We view our results as suggestive, yet we do perform a series …

wealth and the likelihood of radical redistribution: while the net benefits of redistribution for members of the poor class …

We conduct a laboratory experiment to study how demand for redistribution of income depends on self-interest, insurance … is affected by redistribution. We estimate utility weights for the different sources of demand for redistribution, with …

wealth and the likelihood of radical redistribution: while the net benefits of redistribution for members of the poor class …