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99 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13676
Immigration and Redistribution
Benjamin Elsner, Jeff Concannon
forthcoming in: Handbook of Global Migration
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13675
Redistribution and Insurance in Welfare States around the World
Charlotte Bartels, Dirk Neumann
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13622
The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Government- and Market-Attitudes
Sandra Goff, John Ifcher, Homa Zarghamee, Alex Reents, Patrick Wade
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13268
The Seeds of Ideology: Historical Immigration and Political Preferences in the United States
Paola Giuliano, Marco Tabellini
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12949
Unintended Consequences: Can the Rise of the Educated Class Explain the Revival of Protectionism?
Paolo E. Giordani, Fabio Mariani
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12830
In Praise of Snapshots
Ravi Kanbur
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12718
Having It All, for All: Child-Care Subsidies and Income Distribution Reconciled
Francesca Barigozzi, Helmuth Cremer, Kerstin Roeder
forthcoming in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2020.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12625
Redistribution of Individual Pension Wealth to Survivor Pensions: Evidence from a Stated Preferences Analysis
Andries de Grip, Didier Fouarge, Raymond Montizaan
published in: Journal of Behavior Economics and Organization, 2020, 173, 402-421.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12475
Repeated Shocks and Preferences for Redistribution
Giovanni Gualtieri, Marcella Nicolini, Fabio Sabatini
revised version published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2019, 167: 53-71. 10.1016/j.jebo.2019.09.016
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12130
Immigration and Preferences for Redistribution in Europe
Alberto Alesina, Elie Murard, Hillel Rapoport
Forthcoming in: Journal of Economic Geography
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12098
Is There a Tradeoff between Ethnic Diversity and Redistribution? The Case of Income Assistance in Canada
David A. Green, W. Craig Riddell
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12016
Touch Thee Not: Group Conflict, Caste Power, and Untouchability in Rural India
Indraneel Dasgupta, Sarmistha Pal
forthcoming in: Journal of Comparative Economics, 2021
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12015
Income Inequality and the Size of Government: A Causal Analysis
Martin Guzi, Martin Kahanec
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11475
How Should Capital Be Taxed? Theory and Evidence from Sweden
Spencer Bastani, Daniel Waldenström
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11275
Insurance, Redistribution, and the Inequality of Lifetime Income
Peter Haan, Daniel Kemptner, Victoria L. Prowse
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11121
The Rising Longevity Gap by Lifetime Earnings: Distributional Implications for the Pension System
Peter Haan, Daniel Kemptner, Holger Lüthen
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10877
Too Lucky to Be True: Fairness Views under the Shadow of Cheating
Ivan Soraperra, Matthias Sutter, Claudia Zoller
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10854
Perception of Corruption and Public Support for Redistribution in Latin America
Esther Hauk, Mónica Oviedo, Xavier Ramos
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10633
Financial Literacy and Attitudes to Redistribution
Alberto Montagnoli, Mirko Moro, Georgios A. Panos, Robert E. Wright
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10259
In Front of and Behind the Veil of Ignorance: An Analysis of Motivations for Redistribution
David J. Bjerk
published in: Social Choice and Welfare 47(4): 791-824.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9406
The Subversive Nature of Inequality: Subjective Inequality Perceptions and Attitudes to Social Inequality
Andreas Kuhn
revised and shortened version published in: European Journal of Political Economy, 2019, 59, 331-344
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9154
Optimal Wage Redistribution in the Presence of Adverse Selection in the Labor Market
Spencer Bastani, Tomer Blumkin, Luca Micheletto
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9123
Redistribution and Insurance with Simple Tax Instruments
Sebastian Findeisen, Dominik Sachs
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9100
Misperceiving Inequality
Vladimir Gimpelson, Daniel Treisman
published in: Economics and Politics, 2018, 30 (1), 27 - 54
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8574
Immigration, Search, and Redistribution: A Quantitative Assessment of Native Welfare
Michele Battisti, Gabriel Felbermayr, Giovanni Peri, Panu Poutvaara
published in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2018,16 (4), 1137–1188
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8418
Deserving Poor and the Desirability of a Minimum Wage
Tomer Blumkin, Leif Danziger
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8277
Trust and the Welfare State: The Twin Peaks Curve
Yann Algan, Pierre Cahuc, Marc Sangnier
published in: Economic Journal, 2016, 126 (593), 861-883
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8199
Human Capital Mobility: Implications for Efficiency, Income Distribution, and Policy
David Wildasin
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8154
The Welfare State and Anti-Poverty Policy in Rich Countries
Ive Marx, Brian Nolan, Javier Olivera
published in: A. Atkinson and F. Bourguignon (eds.): Handbook of Income Distribution, 2, 2015, 2063-2139
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8086
An Empirical Analysis of Trade-Related Redistribution and the Political Viability of Free Trade
James Lake, Daniel L. Millimet
published in: Journal of International Economics, 2016, 99, 156-178
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7879
Social Insurance, Informality and Labor Markets: How to Protect Workers While Creating Good Jobs
Carmen Pagés, Jamele Rigolini, David A. Robalino
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7854
Equality under Threat by the Talented: Evidence from Worker-Managed Firms
Gabriel Burdin
revised version published in: Economic Journal, 2016, 126(594), 1372-1403
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7707
What Is the Case for Paid Maternity Leave?
Gordon B. Dahl, Katrine Vellesen Loken, Magne Mogstad, Kari Vea Salvanes
published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2016, 98(4), 655-670
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7414
The Paradox of Redistribution Revisited: And That It May Rest in Peace?
Ive Marx, Lina Salanauskaite, Gerlinde Verbist
revised version published in: Social Forces, 2016, 95 (1), 1-24
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7345
Nominal or Real? The Impact of Regional Price Levels on Satisfaction with Life
Thomas Deckers, Armin Falk, Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch
published in: The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 2016, 16, 1337–1358.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7215
Comparing Inequality Aversion across Countries When Labor Supply Responses Differ
Olivier Bargain, Mathias Dolls, Dirk Neumann, Andreas Peichl, Sebastian Siegloch
revised version published in: International Tax and Public Finance, 2014, 21(5), 845-873
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7190
Partisan Tax Policy and Income Inequality in the U.S., 1979-2007
Olivier Bargain, Mathias Dolls, Herwig Immervoll, Dirk Neumann, Andreas Peichl, Nico Pestel, Sebastian Siegloch
revised version published as 'Tax Policy and Income Inequality in the United States, 1979–2007' in: Economic Inquiry, 2015, 53 (2), 1061-1085
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6981
Intergenerational Earnings Mobility and Preferences for Redistribution
Thomas Siedler, Bettina Sonnenberg
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6798
Migration Elasticities, Fiscal Federalism and the Ability of States to Redistribute Income
Seth H. Giertz, Mehmet S. Tosun
published in: National Tax Journal, 2012, 65, 1069-92
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6721
Redistributive Preferences, Redistribution, and Inequality: Evidence from a Panel of OECD Countries
Andreas Kuhn
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6665
Migration, Redistribution and the Universal Welfare Model
Torben M. Andersen
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6505
The Impact of Redistributive Policies on Inequality in OECD Countries
Philipp Doerrenberg, Andreas Peichl
revised version published in: Applied Economics, 2014, 46 (17), 2066-2086
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6473
A Theory of Political Entrenchment
Gilles Saint-Paul, Davide Ticchi, Andrea Vindigni
Economic Journal, 126, 1238-1263
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6449
The Regional Distribution of Public Employment: Theory and Evidence
Sebastian G. Kessing, Chiara Strozzi
revised and updated version published in: Regional Studies, 2017, 51 (7), 1100-1114
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6283
Short-Run Distributional Effects of Public Education in Greece
Christos Koutsampelas, Panos Tsakloglou
revised version published as 'The Progressivity of Public Education in Greece: Empirical Findings and Policy Implications' in: Education Economics, 2015, 23(5), 596-611
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6030
Redistribution Policy and Inequality Reduction in OECD Countries: What Has Changed in Two Decades?
Herwig Immervoll, Linda Richardson
also available as OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Paper
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5910
Tax Policy and Income Inequality in the U.S., 1978-2009: A Decomposition Approach
Olivier Bargain, Mathias Dolls, Herwig Immervoll, Dirk Neumann, Andreas Peichl, Nico Pestel, Sebastian Siegloch
substantially revised version available as IZA DP 7190
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5909
Income Inequality, Mobility, and the Welfare State: A Political Economy Model
Luca Bossi, Gulcin Gumus
revised version published in: Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2013, [View]
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5834
Lower and Upper Bounds of Unfair Inequality: Theory and Evidence for Germany and the US
Judith Niehues, Andreas Peichl
revised version published in: Social Choice and Welfare, 2014, 43 (1), 73-99
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5699
Biased Perceptions of Income Distribution and Preferences for Redistribution: Evidence from a Survey Experiment
Guillermo Cruces, Ricardo Perez Truglia, Martin Tetaz
published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2013, 98, 100-112
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