This paper examines the relationship between labor market policies (dismissal protection and unemployment benefits) and workers' willingness to be flexible (e.g., accept lower pay or learn new skills) in order to remain gainfully employed. Drawing on the policy feedback literature, we argue that...

Does economic inequality diminish the capacity of democracies to extract voluntary sacrifice? And does inequality undermine citizen's willingness to do their civic duty when the state is under threat? We address these questions by linking income inequality with people's willingness to fight for...