Inequality, welfare and income distribution :: experimental approaches /

The emerging literature on experimental methods in connection with economic inequality has shed fresh light on how to think about inequality, how important issues of equality are in comparison with other economic objectives and how individuals incorporate criteria of equality and fairness into their...

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Other Authors: Cowell, Frank A. (Frank Alan)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier JAI, 2004.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Research on economic inequality ; v. 11.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
DE-862
DE-863
Summary:The emerging literature on experimental methods in connection with economic inequality has shed fresh light on how to think about inequality, how important issues of equality are in comparison with other economic objectives and how individuals incorporate criteria of equality and fairness into their own decisions. This volume covers a wide range of topics in the field of income distribution and extends the approach to related issues such as mobility and attitudes to risk. The selection of papers includes both participatory experiments - where individuals respond to economic incentives - and que.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 247 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780080473024
0080473024
9781849502764
1849502765
ISSN:1049-2085 ;

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