Is the veil of ignorance only a concept about risk? An experiment

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 94, Issue 11-12, 2010, Pages 1062-1066

  Schildberg Hörisch, Hannah ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Experiment; Maximin preferences; Redistribution; Social preferences; Veil of ignorance

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049475815     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2010.06.021     Document Type: Article

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