Inequality aversion, efficiency, and maximin preferences in simple distribution experiments: Comment

American Economic Review

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1906-1911

  Bolton, Gary E ^a   Ockenfels, Axel ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

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EID: 33847658821     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.96.5.1906     Document Type: Note

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