The altruistic rich? Inequality and other-regarding preferences for redistribution

What determines support among individuals for redistributive policies? Do individuals care about others when they assess the consequences of redistribution? This paper proposes a model of other-regarding preferences for redistribution, which we term income-dependent altruism. Our model predicts that...

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Main Authors: Dimick, M, Rueda, D, Stegmueller, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Now Publishers 2017