Andrew Leigh on the Rungs of Opportunity..
Andrew Leigh points to some very interesting work on attitudes to redistribution.
Who wants more rungs on the ladder of opportunity?.
For anyone interested in understanding attitudes about redistribution, a new working paper from Alberto Alesina and Paola Giuliano titled Preferences for Redistribution is a must-read. Some snippets.
We start our analysis by examining the individual determinants of preferences for redistribution in the United States
