BARNETT, RICHARD C.; BHATTACHARYA, JOYDEEP; BUNZEL, HELLE - In: Economic Inquiry 52 (2014) 2, pp. 682-695
type="main" xml:lang="en" <p>This paper argues that income received via redistributive transfers, unlike labor income, requires no direct sacrifice of leisure; this makes it attractive to many voters even if it leaves them poorer. This point is made within the classic Meltzer and Richard (1981)...</p>