Would the right social preference model please stand up!

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 199-208

  Daruvala, Dinky ^a  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Difference aversion; Efficiency; Inequality aversion; Maximin criterion; Social preferences

Indexed keywords

EID: 74749083748     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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