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In this article we show that when the provision of paternalistic goods is entwined with income distribution, the political decision process may prevent welfare maximisation. We model the decision process from a political economy perspective by assuming that the quantity of a paternalistic good...
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How does a redistribution of trade gains affect welfare when income inequality matters? To answer this question, we … extend the [1] model to unionized labor markets and heterogeneous workers. As redistribution schemes, we consider … redistribution scheme is to finance unemployment benefits by a wage tax. …
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The debate on whether democracy and inequality increase the level of redistribution in a country is still ongoing. We … construct a model that predicts a higher probability of redistribution in democracies than in autocracies. Further, with higher … initial inequality, there should be more redistribution in democracies but not necessarily in autocracies. We test these …
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fact become a very weak one. For what it matters, targeting tends to be associated with higher levels of redistribution …
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Mobility of highly-skilled workers affects and is affected by labor market conditions, taxes, and other policies. This paper documents the demographic and fiscal importance of international migration, especially in aging societies, reviews the efficiency and distributional effects of mobility,...
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Mobility of highly-skilled workers affects and is affected by labor market conditions, taxes, and other policies. This paper documents the demographic and fiscal importance of international migration, especially in aging societies, reviews the efficiency and distributional effects of mobility,...
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blocks of lifetime disparities. We look at lifetime inequality and the redistribution properties of taxes and benefits using … the lowest earnings capacity, the tax and benefits system does achieve life-cycle redistribution. Other policies like …
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Empirical studies have shown that preferences for redistribution are significantly correlated with expectations of … significantly and positively affects preferences for redistribution. On the other hand, living in an area where most citizens do not … stigmatize rent seeking, makes men more favourable to redistribution, which may be seen as a social equalizer in an unfair …
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We explore the impact of the self-serving bias on the supply and demand for redistribution. We present results from an … experiment in which participants decide on redistribution after performing a real effort task. Dependent on individual … external factors. Participants take two redistribution decisions. First, they choose a supply of redistribution in a situation …
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), that higher levels of income inequality are associated with more terrorism. Consistent with relative deprivation theory, we … terrorism to voice dissent and achieve a redistribution of wealth. Furthermore, we provide evidence of an indirect effect of …
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