In this paper we study the relationship between inequality and social instability. While the argument that inequality … the causal relationship running from inequality to instability. Specifically, we conduct a laboratory experiment. In the … comes at the cost of inter-group inequality. In the second half of the experiment, we vary the extent of the inequality …

utilitarian social welfare function yields a simple welfare measure which comprises both GDP and income inequality as measured by …

absolute inequality in welfare achievement, while leaving the change in relative inequality ambiguous. Additionally …

public good is pure, any given, positive level of income inequality can be shown to be socially excessive by suitably … redistribution from the rich to the poor will improve social welfare, regardless of how small inequality is in the status quo. …

How do changes in socio-economic inequality between ethnic groups affect interethnic ties in a divided society? I … principal findings. First, as inequality between ethnic groups increases, the prospects of interethnic marriages decline. Status … inequality in multiethnic societies may facilitate ethnic integration. Second, the effect of ethnic inequality is not uniform …

This paper investigates the impact of inequality on individual civic engagement at the community level, whether this … impact persists over time, and what mechanisms may shape the relationship between inequality and civic engagement. The … results show that inequality in Colombia is associated with increases in individual participation in political organizations …

social preferences in different economic systems. We introduce inequality-averse and inefficiency-averse agents responding to …