Alesina, Alberto. <br/><br/>
Redistributive Public Employment / 
Alberto Alesina, Reza Baqir, William Easterly. 
 - Cambridge, Mass.  National Bureau of Economic Research  1998. 
 - 1 online resource:  illustrations (black and white); 
 - NBER working paper series  no. w6746 .
 - Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research)  no. w6746. .
<br/><br/> October 1998. 
<br/><br/> Politicians may use  disguised' redistributive policies in order to circumvent opposition to explicit tax-transfer schemes. First, we present a theoretical model that formalizes this hypothesis; then we provide evidence that in US cities, politicians use public employment as such a redistributive device.  We find that city employment is significantly higher in cities where income inequality and ethnic fragmentation are higher. 
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