Despite our founding vision as a land of opportunity, the United States ranks at or near the bottom among high-income … countries in economic equality and inter-generational mobility. Our tax code plays a key role. Inherited income is taxed at less … than one-seventh the average tax rate on income from work and savings. This chapter proposes a major step toward leveling …

The income gradient in political participation is a widely accepted stylized fact. This article asks how income effects … on political involvement unfold over time. Using nine panel datasets from six countries, it analyzes whether income … income has an independent influence. Irrespective of indicator, specification, and method (hybrid models, inclusion of lags …

The income gradient in political participation is a widely accepted stylized fact. This article asks how income effects … on political involvement unfold over time. Using nine panel datasets from six countries, it analyzes whether income … income has an independent influence. Irrespective of indicator, specification, and method (hybrid models, inclusion of lags …

-Economic Panel, I test the hypothesis that material interests, proxied by the effects of individual and reference income on well … greater material interests, whereas the negative effect of income comparisons on well-being is eliminated for individuals …, since social capital moderates the importance of income for well-being on individual level, the well-being gap between …

income comparisons against a wide range of potential comparison groups, enabling us to investigate a broader range of … subjects to report (a) how their income compares to various groups, such a co-workers, friends, and neighbours, and (b) how … important these income comparisons are to them. We find substantial gender differences, with income comparisons being much …

income comparisons against a wide range of potential comparison groups, enabling us to investigate a broader range of … subjects to report (a) how their income compares to various groups, such a co-workers, friends, and neighbours, and (b) how … important these income comparisons are to them. We find substantial gender differences, with income comparisons being much …

The income gradient in political participation is a widely accepted stylized fact. This article asks how income effects … on political involvement unfold over time. Using nine panel datasets from six countries, it analyzes whether income … income has an independent influence. Irrespective of indicator, specification, and method (hybrid models, inclusion of lags …

The income gradient in political participation is a widely accepted stylized fact. This article asks how income effects … on political involvement unfold over time. Using nine panel datasets from six countries, it analyzes whether income … income has an independent influence. Irrespective of indicator, specification, and method (hybrid models, inclusion of lags …

stable EU economies, other people's income affects my utility directly, through comparison effects, whereas in more volatile … average income in one's professional group affects individual subjective well-being negatively in EU countries, whereas the … information effects are predominant from 1990 onwards. This divergent attitude towards other people's income is potentially …