Economic inequality and public demand for redistribution: Combining cross-sectional and longitudinal evidence

Socio-Economic Review

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 119-140

  Schmidt Catran, Alexander W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Europe; Income distribution; Inequality; New growth theory; Political economy; Redistribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959903955     PISSN: 14751461     EISSN: 1475147X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ser/mwu030     Document Type: Article

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