Equality and responsibility: Ex ante and ex post redistribution mechanisms

Emel Öztürk, Kristof Bosmans

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)947-975
JournalEconomic Theory
Volume73
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2022

Keywords

  • Compensation
  • Reward
  • Ex ante
  • Ex post
  • Responsibility

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