The Evolution of Ideology, Fairness and Redistribution /
Alesina, Alberto F.
The Evolution of Ideology, Fairness and Redistribution / Alberto F. Alesina, Guido Cozzi, Noemi Mantovan. - Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2009. - 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white); - NBER working paper series no. w15587 . - Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w15587. .
December 2009.
Ideas about what is "fair" above and beyond the individual's position in the income ladder influence preferences for redistribution. We study the dynamic evolution of different economies in which redistributive policies, perceptions of fairness, inequality and growth are jointly determined. We show how including fairness explains various observed correlations between inequality, redistribution and growth. We also show how different beliefs about fairness can keep two otherwise identical countries in different development paths for a very long time.
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The Evolution of Ideology, Fairness and Redistribution / Alberto F. Alesina, Guido Cozzi, Noemi Mantovan. - Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2009. - 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white); - NBER working paper series no. w15587 . - Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w15587. .
December 2009.
Ideas about what is "fair" above and beyond the individual's position in the income ladder influence preferences for redistribution. We study the dynamic evolution of different economies in which redistributive policies, perceptions of fairness, inequality and growth are jointly determined. We show how including fairness explains various observed correlations between inequality, redistribution and growth. We also show how different beliefs about fairness can keep two otherwise identical countries in different development paths for a very long time.
System requirements: Adobe [Acrobat] Reader required for PDF files.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.