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Non-additivity and the Salience of Marginal Productivities: Experimental Evidence on Distributive Fairness

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  • Nadja Kairies-Schwarz
  • Ulrike Stefani

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  • Urs Fischbacher & Nadja Kairies-Schwarz & Ulrike Stefani, 2017. "Non-additivity and the Salience of Marginal Productivities: Experimental Evidence on Distributive Fairness," Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 84(336), pages 587-610, October.
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