SOCIAL WELFARE, THE VEIL OF IGNORANCE AND PURELY INDIVIDUAL RISK: AN EMPIRICAL EXAMINATION

Research on Economic Inequality

Volumn 11, Issue , 2004, Pages 85-114

  Bosmans, Kristof ^a   Schokkaert, Erik ^a  

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EID: 36148995827     PISSN: 10492585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-2585(04)11005-3     Document Type: Review

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