How does inequality aversion affect inequality and redistribution?
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- Matthew N. Murray & Langchuan Peng & Rudy Santore, 2018. "How does inequality aversion affect inequality and redistribution?," The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer;Society for the Study of Economic Inequality, vol. 16(4), pages 507-525, December.
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