Finding a definitive answer to the question of whether fiscal redistribution is harmful or beneficial for regional … economic performance is not straightforward. This paper disentangles the key components of fiscal redistribution in a regional … battery of studies on the mixed evidence concerning the relationship between fiscal redistribution and per capita income. To …

We develop a model of optimal carbon taxation and redistribution taking into account horizontal equity concerns by …-efficient households if and only if social inequality aversion is sufficiently high. We further find that redistribution of carbon tax …

"blunt instrument" for redistribution. To do so we build a model in which workers are heterogeneous in ability, and the … government engages in redistribution through the public provision of private goods. We show that the MW institution is … politically viable only when there is a limited degree of in-kind redistribution. To examine the empirical relevance of our …

redistribution. Although they are in most cases strongly progressive, the low redistributive effect is mainly due to their small size …

life-cycle model, we find that redistribution by taxes and transfers off sets 54% of the inequality in lifetime earnings …

The author reviews recent studies of how social status concerns influence individual preferences for redistribution and …

If redistribution is distortionary, and if the income of skilled workers is due to knowledgeintensive activities and … reduction reduces statis inefficiency. On the other hand, standard redistribution also reduces the level of R and D because it … that standard redistribution always dominates limitations to IPRs. …

redistribution and impact the design of optimal tax policies. He focuses on two aspects: the relevant dimension over which relative …