. Redistribution to real co-players has a negative effect on the median voter's tax rate choice. Further, perceived income mobility … decreases the desired amount of redistribution. Our results suggest the importance of concerns about own mobility as well as …

We investigate redistributive taxation in a political economy experiment and determine how different patterns of social …

We consider redistributional taxation between people with and without human capital if education is endogenous and if … individuals differ in their perceptions about own ability. Those who see their ability as low like redistributive taxation because … of the transfers it generates. Those who see their ability as high may also like redistributive taxation because it stops …

This paper examines the effect of inefficient redistribution in Myerson’s (1993) model of redistributive politics …

This paper explores the determinants of individual level support for income redistribution by the government. It argues … that there are two sources of preference formation when it comes to redistribution. People are either in favor of income … redistribution because they are disadvantaged, or they favor redistribution as a means to insure against income shocks. The paper …