Age and outcome allocation: A new test of the subtractive model

Asian Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 211-223

  Sin, Hock Peng ^a   Singh, Ramadhar ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Age differences; Equity; Perceived input; Subtraction versus ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 29544441315     PISSN: 13672223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-839X.2005.00168.x     Document Type: Review

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