full control (if only effort matters). Fairness requires to compensate individuals for differences in well-being caused by … the general properties of fair and efficient tax-benefit schemes. Next, we study two special cases income taxation and … tagging in detail. Finally, we derive testable conditions for the general case and discuss the empirical implementation. …

, redistribution. Amongst the themes are: the potential usefulness of apparently inefficient policy instruments in overcoming the self …-selection constraints on redistribution and limiting the damage that ill-intentioned policymakers can do; the continued (perhaps increased … redistribution may plausibly generate efficiency gains, the likelihood that some trade-off between equity and efficiency is …

, redistribution. Amongst the themes are: the potential usefulness of apparently inefficient policy instruments in overcoming the self …-selection constraints on redistribution and limiting the damage that ill-intentioned policymakers can do; the continued (perhaps increased … redistribution may plausibly generate efficiency gains, the likelihood that some trade-off between equity and efficiency is …

and measurement of, redistribution. Amongst the themes are: the potential usefulness of apparently inefficient policy … instruments in overcoming the self-selection constraints on redistribution and limiting the damage that ill …, while there are circumstances in which redistribution may plausibly generate efficiency gains, the likelihood that some …

How much redistribution does Uruguay accomplish through social spending and taxes? How progressive are revenue …

for redistribution in a multi-person setting. We find presence of heterogeneous preferences with a substantial share of … consistent with inequality aversion but points to other forms of other-regarding preferences, as fairness and altruism. By … below or above average, which is in line with a fairness bias. Finally, subjects not knowing whether their pre-tax income is …

-enhancing, direct redistribution with taxes and transfers itself does not improve productivity, once other human capital formation …