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Social segregation, misperceptions, and emergent cyclical choice patterns

Mayerhoffer, Daniel; Schulz-Gebhard, Jan - 2023

This paper examines the puzzle of why economic inequality has not resulted in political countermeasures to mitigate it …, and proposes that the reason is due to misperceptions of economic inequality caused by segregation in social networks. We … that higher homophily causes lower implemented tax rates, which explains why redistribution preferences appear decoupled …

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The redistributive consequences of segregation and misperceptions

Windsteiger, Lisa - In: European economic review : EER 144 (2022), pp. 1-30

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Inequality and Segregation

Sethi, Rajiv; Somanathan, Rohini - EconWPA - 2001

This paper explores the manner in which race and income interact to determine patterns of residential location in metropolitan areas. We use a framework in which individuals care about both the level of affluence and the racial composition of their communities, and in which there are differences...

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Perceptions of racial gaps, their causes, and ways to reduce them

Stantcheva, Stefanie; Ferroni, Matteo - 2021

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Segregation and Preferences for Redistribution

Tosu, Dilara; Vilalta-Bufí, Montserrat - 2021

We study the relationship between segregation and preferences for redistribution in Europe. We measure segregation as … to support less redistribution. Results suggest that affluent individuals are less socially attached when there are high …

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Inequalities and segregation : can welfarist local governments struggle against both simultaneously?

Oddou, Remy - In: Review of economic design 27 (2023) 4, pp. 849-866

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The cost of segregation in (social) networks

Allouch, Nizar - In: Games and economic behavior 106 (2017), pp. 329-342

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Tiebout sorting with progressive income taxation and a fiscal equalization scheme

Kuhlmey, Florian - In: Swiss journal of economics and statistics 158 (2022) 1, pp. 1-21

This paper develops a model of Tiebout sorting with decentrally determined progressive income taxation and a built-in fiscal equalization scheme that redistributes money from richer to poorer regions. Both aspects are central to policy makers: the progressivity for equity reasons and the fiscal...

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Does income redistribution prevent residential segregation?

Hu, Xiao; Liang, Che-yuan - In: Journal of economic behavior & organization : JEBO 193 (2022), pp. 519-542

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The Redistributive Consequences of Segregation

Windsteiger, Lisa - 2017

In this paper I present a model in which an increase in inequality can lead to a decrease in voters' demand for … redistribution. In my model, people sort into groups according to income and as a result they become biased about the shape of the … income distribution. I demonstrate that an increase in inequality can lead to a decrease in perceived inequality in the …

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