Inequality, welfare and income distribution : experimental approaches /

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Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier JAI, 2004.
Description:1 online resource (ix, 247 pages) : illustrations.
Language:English
Series:Research on economic inequality, 1049-2085 ; v. 11
Research on economic inequality ; v. 11.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11152520
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Other authors / contributors:Cowell, Frank A. (Frank Alan)
ISBN:9780080473024
0080473024
9781849502764
1849502765
0762311134
9780762311132
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
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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.
Other form:Print version: Inequality, welfare and income distribution. 1st ed. Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier JAI, 2004 0762311134