The Atlas of Inequality Aversion: Theory and Empirical Evidence from the Luxembourg Income Study Database
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- D60 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - General
- I30 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General
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