%0 Report %A Makarski, Krzysztof %A Tyrowicz, Joanna %T Preference for Redistribution during Structural Change with Labor Mobility Frictions %D 2022 %8 2022 Sep %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) %C Bonn %7 IZA Discussion Paper %N 15613 %U https://www.iza.org/publications/dp15613 %X Thorough structural change occurs periodically across world economies. In a parsimonious overlapping generation setup with political economy, we present a novel result: structural change not only exacerbates the rise in inequality but also strengthens the preference for redistribution. Labor mobility frictions are instrumental in this mechanism. %K redistribution %K structural change %K labor mobility frictions