This paper reviews potential advantages and disadvantages of capital tax competition. Tax
competition may introduce, mitigate, or exacerbate inefficiencies in both the private sector …

Where such behaviors as risk-taking and hard work are not subject to complete contracts,
some distributions of assets (for instance the widespread use of tenancy) may preclude …

Q You use the term" Pangiossian" in your current book to describe some trade economists
who believe there is little impact on wages in America from international trade and …

The transformation of night-watchman states into welfare states is one of the most notable
societal developments in recent history. In 1880, not a single country had a nationally …

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

We present a theory of social policy preferences that emphasizes the composition of
people's skills. The key to our argument is that individuals who have made risky investments …

Preferences for redistribution may be influenced by values and beliefs about distributive
justice as well as by self-interest. People may prefer more redistribution to the poor if they …

Much of the disagreement in the debate about globalization and its present or absent effects
on the welfare state stems from competing assumptions about the individual-level …

Popular support for the welfare state varies greatly across nations and policy domains. We
argue that these variations—vital to understanding the politics of the welfare state—reflect in …

This paper proposes a new definition and conceptual framework for Social Protection
grounded in Social Risk Management. The concept repositions the traditional areas of …