distribution, the tax rate and growth evolve endogenously over time. When voting occurs over a tax on capital, we show that the … growth rate is maximized at the political equilibrium in the long run. When voting occurs over a general income tax, we show …

The relationship between inequality and redistribution is usually studied under the assumption that the government …

The relationship between inequality and redistribution is usually studied under the assumption that the government …

Empirical studies have shown that preferences for redistribution are significantly correlated with expectations of … significantly and positively affects preferences for redistribution. On the other hand, living in an area where most citizens do not … stigmatize rent seeking, makes men more favourable to redistribution, which may be seen as a social equalizer in an unfair …

-monotonic: remittances seem to decrease economic inequality in communities with a long migration tradition but to increase inequality within … communities at the beginning of the migration process. This is consistent with different theoretical arguments regarding the role … of migration networks and/or the dynamics of wealth transmission between successive generations. …

. However, migration also changes relative wages, alters the distribution of skills and affects equality in the receiving …

In this chapter, I discuss the recent academic research on international migration, focusing on the causes and … consequences of emigration from developing countries and the motivations behind the restrictions imposed by the developed countries … on immigration. My aim is to identify facts about international migration relevant to those concerned about why labor …

Moldova, one of the countries with the highest emigration rates in the world, and an instrumental variable approach we find … that the strongest migration-related response in private education expenditure are substantially lower informal payments to … public school teachers. This fact is at odds with a positive income effect due to migration. In addition we find that …

data from Moldova, one of the countries with the highest emigration rates in the world, and an instrumental variable … approach we find that the strongest migration-related response in private education expenditure are substantially lower … informal payments to public school teachers. This fact is at odds with a positive income effect due to migration. We argue that …

data from Moldova, one of the countries with the highest emigration rates in the world, and an instrumental variable … approach we find that the strongest migration-related response in private education expenditure are substantially lower … informal payments to public school teachers. This fact is at odds with a positive income effect due to migration. We argue that …