All Inequalities Are Not Alike

Dialogues économiques
SEPTEMBER 16, 2026
Almost all of us agree that social inequality should be fought. But which inequalities are we genuinely willing to fix by giving up a slice of our own income?
Member(s)
Alain Trannoy
Reference
Chanel, O., Luchini, S., Teschl, M. et al. 2025, "Preferences for redistributive justice: A participatory-democracy experiment" Journal of Economic Inequality 23, 717–747.
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