Choosing from behind a veil of ignorance in India

被引：17

作者：

Carlsson, F

Gupta, G

Johansson-Stenman, O

机构：

[1] Univ Gothenburg, Dept Econ, SE-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden

[2] Jadavpur Univ, Dept Econ, Kolkata 700032, India

来源：

APPLIED ECONOMICS LETTERS | 2003年 / 10卷 / 13期

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D O I：

10.1080/1350485032000148268

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Social inequality aversion is measured through a veil-of-ignorance experiment with Indian students. The median relative risk aversion is found to be quite high, about 3, and independent caste.

引用

页码：825 / 827

页数：3

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