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. …

addition, taxes and transfers contribute less to income redistribution than in other OECD countries. If well designed, reforms …

Increasing inequality and associated egalitarian sentiments have again put redistribution on the political agenda …. Other-regarding preferences may also affect support for redistribution, but knowledge about their distribution in the … national plebiscites, to study the link between other-regarding preferences and support for redistribution in a broad sample of …

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 …

CEE both former members of the Communist parties and their children have stronger preferences for redistribution than the … rest of the population, in Russia former CPSU members do not exhibit stronger preferences for redistribution - at the same … time, their children support redistribution. …

the reasons for being poor. We develop and test a theo-ry about support for redistribution in the presence of target …

Let there be two individuals: "rich," and "poor." Due to inefficiency of the income redistribution policy, if a social …