This paper argues for the importance of individuals’ tolerance of inequality for <p> economic growth. By using the political ideology of governments as a measure of <p> revealed tolerance of inequality, the paper shows that controlling for ideology improves <p> the accuracy with which the effects of...</p></p></p>

Previous findings suggest that income inequality leads to lower legal quality. This paper <p> argues that voters’ tolerance of inequality exerts an additional influence. Empirical <p> findings suggest that inequality leads to lower legal quality due to its effect on trust <p> while the tolerance of...</p></p></p>

Educational homogamy is an important but poorly understood source of inequality. This paper analyzes a group of men and women who do not meet their spouses in school, are not sorted by education at work, and have no financial incentives to marry educated spouses. Nevertheless, movie actors show...