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On the Fairness Literature: Comment

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  • Marcus Berliant
  • Karl Dunz
  • William Thomson

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We offer a guide to the recent literature on the problem of fair allocation, and we present various concepts that have been developed in this literature and the various economic environments in the context of which they have been analyzed.

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  • Marcus Berliant & Karl Dunz & William Thomson, 2000. "On the Fairness Literature: Comment," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 67(2), pages 479-484, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:soecon:v:67:y:2000:i:2:p:479-484
    DOI: 10.1002/j.2325-8012.2000.tb00349.x
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