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We provide a characterization of the generalised satisfaction - in our terminology nondeprivation - quasi-ordering introduced by S.R. Chakravarty (Keio Economic Studies 34 (1997), 17-32) for making welfare comparisons based on the absence of deprivation. We show that the non-deprivation...
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in fiscal redistribution across modern welfare states. Contrary to the assertion that there is robust evidence in support … than earnings) is positively associated with fiscal redistribution. In sum, revisiting an influential contribution to the … literature offers no support for the proposition that the structure of inequality has consequences for fiscal redistribution. …
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We examine empirically the relationship between the extent of redistribution and the components of the Mirrlees … relationship between factor-income inequality and the extent of redistribution. We also find a link between our redistributive …-preference measure and the extent of redistribution. …
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This study assesses the redistributive impacts of fiscal instruments in a 2014 Mexican household budget survey (ENIGH) correcting for potential top-income measurement problems. We use two correction methods based on within-survey information to re-estimate the redistributive impacts of...
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The last decade has seen a sharp increase in interest in the possible existence of a Paradox of Redistribution (PoR …
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Many of the world's LDCs are plagued by recurring conflict. Conflict impedes sustainable development through various channels, creating conditions conducive to further conflict. Conflict has redistributive impacts, particularly when it erupts in resource-rich countries. Between 2002 and 2011,...
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Meltzer and Richard (1981), higher initial inequality levels do not correlate positively with redistribution. I conduct a … misperceptions slightly shifts the demand towards less redistribution in Germany and Russia which appears to be driven by respondents … redistribution across countries. The treatment also alters trust levels in government and beliefs about the importance of luck but …
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Income inequality is rising but there seems to be no clear-cut effect on redistribution preferences, which is … differences in individual merit and it is primarily non-merit based inequality that affects redistribution preferences. This view … redistribution preferences and that it is a better predictor than previously used measures. This suggests that the socio …
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We study the effect of power sharing over income redistribution among different socio-economic groups in a model of …
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This paper aims to quantify the effects from migration on net income distributions, disentangling the roles played by factor reallocation and remittances, and focusing on two (primarily) destination countries (Spain and Italy) and two (primarily) origin countries (Jordan and Iraq). Using LIS-ERF...
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