Income Inequality, Redistribution and Poverty: Contrasting rational choice and behavioural perspectives

Based on the standard axiom of individual utility maximization, rational choice has postulated that higher income inequality translates into greater redistribution by shaping the median voter?s preferences. While numerous papers have tested this propositi

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Luebker, Malte
Institutions:	World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU/WIDER), United Nations University
Subject:	income distribution \| redistribution \| median voter theorem \| behavioural economics

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Series:	Working Paper Series.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number UNU-WIDER Research Paper WP2012/44 3 pages long
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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