inequality and high redistributive effect for some specific figures of transfers. The contribution from Vertical Equity (VE) is …

framework, with a focus on inherent inequality and government’s redistributive preferences. We have constructed our income … relationship between factor-income inequality and the extent of redistribution. We also find a link between our redistributive …

This paper contributes to the debate over the relationship between inequality and growth by proposing that the … disparities in empirical studies derive from the fact that they have not accounted for the level of inequality as a factor that … inequality exert a positive correlation with economic growth while high levels have a negative one. Additionally, and more …

capital city is positively associated with better governance and more redistribution (proxied by post-tax inequality), in OLS …

This paper revisits the relationship between inequality and redistribution in a panel of advanced OECD countries. Using …

of the group in the conflict and its members’ utilities vary with the degree of within-group inequality. We show that … there is a natural relationship between the group’s probability of victory and the Atkinson index of inequality. If members …

Recent discussions about rising inequality in industrialized countries have triggered calls for more government … redistributional policies are indeed able to combat inequality. This paper contributes to this relevant research question by using … different contextual country-level data sources to study inequality trends in OECD countries since the 1980s. We first …