Measuring inequity aversion in a heterogeneous population using experimental decisions and subjective probabilities

Econometrica

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 815-839

  Bellemare, Charles ^a   Kröger, Sabine ^a   Van Soest, Arthur ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b NETSPAR   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Inequity aversion; Subjective expectations; Ultimatum game

Indexed keywords

EID: 47249132961     PISSN: 00129682     EISSN: 14680262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0262.2008.00860.x     Document Type: Article

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