Social welfare functions with a reference income

Social Choice and Welfare

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 609-636

  Zank, Horst ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34247621441     PISSN: 01761714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00355-006-0184-1     Document Type: Article

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