redistribution and retraining - that arguably characterize many reform packages. We analyse the interaction of compensatory … redistribution and retraining programmes, and demonstrate that the provision of redistributive programmes might distort incentives …. Conversely, it may be possible for an economic reform to win political support in the absence of compensatory redistribution …

income tax. As a first step, the paper re-examines the relationship between party system institutionalization and taxation … support for two claims: first, that taxation is best understood as a problem of credible commitment, particularly where …

investments in taxation. In order not to risk being deposed by his or her elite supporters, a ruler needs to guarantee that new …

schedule is the primary driver of redistribution, while tax expenditures often favour higher-income individuals, resulting in … adverse redistributive effects. Additionally, we assess how recent changes to the PIT schedule have influenced redistribution …

The debate on whether democracy and inequality increase the level of redistribution is ongoing. We construct a model … that predicts higher probability of redistribution in democracies than autocracies through social transfers. Higher … inequality leads to more redistribution in democracies but not necessarily in autocracies. Using the new data on Non …