...Konstantinos Matakos; Dimitrios Xefteris Despite what the theory predicts, supply of redistributive policies does not always respond to rising inequality. We argue that redistribution reacts to changes in inequality, as long as the economy is not overshadowed by non-economic issues during...

...Michael Albertus; Bogdan G. Popescu Many scholars point to landholding inequality as a root cause of the “Great Divergence” between rich and poor countries over the last few centuries. Large landowners who fear being eclipsed by the masses or rival industrial elites and seek to preserve social...

... as an indicator of power because information about political connections is directly available, we expect that wealthy individuals experience greater exposure to corruption than do poorer individuals (H2). Corruption bribery inequality Malawi police political connections Corruption...

... income-dependent altruism. Our model predicts that an individual’s preferred level of redistribution is decreasing in income, increasing in inequality, and, more importantly, that the inequality effect is increasing in income. Thus, even though the rich prefer less redistribution than the poor...