In this paper, preferences for income redistribution are elicited through a Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE) performed … in 2008. In addition to the amount of redistribution as a share of GDP, attributes also included its uses (working poor …, other foreigners). Willingness to pay for redistribution increases with income and education, contradicting the conventional …

redistributions. Nonetheless, the social-mobility argument for redistribution is not satisfactory, as actual transition probabilities …

This article presents a novel explanation why demand for redistribution on average does not respond to information on … observed unresponsiveness of demand for redistribution may result because the group which drives the effect on beliefs does not … increase demand for redistribution and may even decrease it. Indeed, despite the strong perception shift in the high …

Research on Economic Inequality's 28th volume provides original research on how inequality is affected by … redistribution, growth, mobility and educational opportunities. Additional papers discuss poverty, welfare and wage discrimination. … -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1: Inequality and Real Income Growth for Middle- and Low-income Households across Rich Countries in Recent …

We assess the effects of U.S. tax policy reforms on inequality by applying a new decomposition method allowing us to … inequality by increasing the income share of the top 20% in contrast to the middle class' share. The tax policy effect accounts … for up to 29% of the total change in inequality; its contribution increases up to 41% if we take into account behavioral …

support high level of redistribution because they hope to be rich in the future). We consider a setting where individuals … gender. We find that the POUM effect could increase or decrease the support for redistribution depending on the parameters of …