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Inequality, Welfare and Income Distribution
F.a. . Ed(S): Cowell
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Description for Inequality, Welfare and Income Distribution
Hardback. Covers a range of topics in the field of income distribution and extends the approach to related issues such as mobility and attitudes to risk. This selection of papers includes both participatory experiments and questionnaire experiments. Editor(s): Cowell, F.A. Series: Research on Economic Inequality. Num Pages: 247 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 516.
The emerging literature on experimental methods in connection with economic inequality has shed fresh light on how to think about inequality, how important issues of equality are in comparison with other economic objectives and how individuals incorporate criteria of equality and fairness into their own decisions. This volume covers a wide range of topics in the field of income distribution and extends the approach to related issues such as mobility and attitudes to risk. The selection of papers includes both participatory experiments - where individuals respond to economic incentives - and questionnaire experiments designed to investigate the extent to which ... Read more
The emerging literature on experimental methods in connection with economic inequality has shed fresh light on how to think about inequality, how important issues of equality are in comparison with other economic objectives and how individuals incorporate criteria of equality and fairness into their own decisions. This volume covers a wide range of topics in the field of income distribution and extends the approach to related issues such as mobility and attitudes to risk. The selection of papers includes both participatory experiments - where individuals respond to economic incentives - and questionnaire experiments designed to investigate the extent to which ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
Series
Research on Economic Inequality
Number of Pages
247
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780762311132
SKU
V9780762311132
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Reviews for Inequality, Welfare and Income Distribution
Ten papers investigate topics relating to inequaltiy, welfare, and income distribution by using experimental methods-including participatory experiments and questionnaire experiments. Journal of Economic Literature, 2004