many an argument for shifting the focus from income redistribution, which is said to equalize outcomes, to equalizing … redistribution can itself improve mobility even if that is the only objective. The paper thus speaks in praise of snapshots. …

We empirically analyze the relationship between income inequality and individual preferences for public redistribution … preferences for public redistribution. However, as the earned income inequality between partners increases, the poorer partner …, focusing on intra-household income inequality between spouses. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we find that …

new measure developed in this paper. -- Redistribution ; inequality ; income mobility ; political economy ; power … inequality generated in the market? In order to answer these questions, we need to be equipped with adequate measures of … redistribution. Current measures employed in the sociology and politics of redistribution are seriously flawed. This paper elaborates …