Preference for redistribution during structural change with labor mobility frictions

Thorough structural change occurs periodically across world economies. In a parsimonious overlapping generation setup with political economy, we present a novel result: structural change not only exacerbates the rise in inequality but also strengthens the preference for redistribution. Labor mobility frictions are instrumental in this mechanism.

Unpublished version

2023
@article{makarski2023preference, title={Preference for redistribution during structural change with labor mobility frictions}, author={Makarski, Krzysztof and Tyrowicz, Joanna}, journal={European Journal of Political Economy}, volume={77}, year={2023}, publisher={Elsevier} }