This paper provides empirical evidence that mineral resources abundance is associated to
preferences for redistribution in the United States. We show that individuals living in states …

Using mineral resources discoveries in the United States since 1800, we argue that mineral
mining fosters individualism. Measuring individualism and the demand for redistribution by …

The endowment effect, the tendency to value possessions more than non-possessions, is a
well-known departure from rational choice and has been replicated in numerous settings …

This paper explores how individual preferences for redistribution depend on future income
prospects. In addition to estimating the impact of individuals' socioeconomic background …

Many human societies feature institutions for redistributing resources from some individuals
to others, but preferred levels of redistribution vary greatly within and between populations …

We study the endowment effect and expectation-based reference points in the field
leveraging the setup of the Socio-Economic Panel. Households receive a small item for …

If, as Hume argues, property is a self‐referring custom of a group of people, then property
rights depend on how that group forms and orders itself. In this article we investigate how …

This paper discusses what determines the preferences of individuals for redistribution. We
review the theoretical literature and provide a framework to incorporate various effects …

This paper uses a laboratory experiment to explore individuals' motivations for redistribution.
The laboratory results show that as income uncertainty diminishes, participants become …

Recent empirical and theoretical research suggests that egalitarian income distribution may
spur economic growth. Another different strand of research suggests that property rights are …