redistributive programs

  • (Mis)Information, Immigration and Redistribution

    (Mis)Information, Immigration and Redistribution

    The base of the Statue of Liberty, which happens to be a gift from a European country to the United States, reads, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” The ideas embodied in this phrase have been increasingly debated in recent years, not just…

  • Analyzing Income Distribution: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Mexico’s Social Spending

    Analyzing Income Distribution: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Mexico’s Social Spending

    Data from Mexico indicate that the type of government social spending – indirect vs. direct subsidies – leads to different outcomes in terms of poverty reduction and income redistribution.