Equality and responsibility: ex ante and ex post redistribution mechanisms

Kristof Bosmans; Z. Emel Öztürk

doi:10.1007/s00199-020-01334-5

Equality and responsibility: ex ante and ex post redistribution mechanisms

Kristof Bosmans, Z. Emel Öztürk^*

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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.

Original language	English
Number of pages	29
Journal	Economic Theory
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00199-020-01334-5
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 19 Jan 2021

JEL classifications

d63 - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement

Keywords

Compensation
Reward
Ex ante
Ex post
Responsibility

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