Equality and responsibility: ex ante and ex post redistribution mechanisms

Bosmans, K. and Öztürk, Z. E. (2022) Equality and responsibility: ex ante and ex post redistribution mechanisms. Economic Theory, 73(4), pp. 947-975. (doi: 10.1007/s00199-020-01334-5)

Abstract

We study redistribution in a setting where individual responsibility and circumstance characteristics determine pre-tax income. We distinguish between ex ante and ex post versions of the key principles of compensation and reward. Furthermore, we distinguish between absolute and relative versions of reward. On the basis of these axioms, we provide characterizations of five familiar and two new redistribution mechanisms.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Ozturk, Dr Zeliha Emel
• Authors: Bosmans, K., and Öztürk, Z. E.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Economics
• Journal Name: Economic Theory
• Publisher: Springer
• ISSN: 0938-2259
• ISSN (Online): 1432-0479
• Published Online: 19 January 2021
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2021 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Economic Theory 73(4): 947-975
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License