<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Endogenous constitutions"^^ . "We present a theory of the choice of alternative democratic constitutions, a majoritarian or a consensual one, in an unequal society. A majoritarian democracy redistributes resources from the collectivity toward relatively few people, and has a relatively small government and low level of taxation. A consensual democracy redistributes resources toward a broader spectrum of social groups but also has a larger government and a higher level of taxation. We show that a consensual system turns out to be preferred by society when ex ante income inequality is relatively low, while a majoritarian system is chosen when income inequality is relatively high. We also obtain that consensual democracies should be expected to be ruled more often by center-left coalitions while the right should have an advantage in majoritarian constitutions. The implications for the relationship between inequality and redistribution are discussed. Historical evidence and a cross-sectional analysis support our results."^^ . "2010" . . "120" . "543" . . "Wiley-Blackwell"^^ . . . "Economic Journal"^^ . . . "00130133" . . . . . . . . . . "Andrea"^^ . "Vindigni"^^ . "Andrea Vindigni"^^ . . "Davide"^^ . "Ticchi"^^ . "Davide Ticchi"^^ . . . . . . "Endogenous constitutions (PDF)"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "Ticchi_2010b.pdf"^^ . . . "Endogenous constitutions (Image (JPEG))"^^ . . . . . . "preview.jpg"^^ . . . "Endogenous constitutions (Indexer Terms)"^^ . . . . . . "indexcodes.txt"^^ . . "HTML Summary of #770 \n\nEndogenous constitutions\n\n" . "text/html" . . . "HB Economic Theory"@en . . . "JA Political science (General)"@en . .