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Inequity-averse preferences in general equilibrium

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  • Rodrigo A. Velez

    (Texas A&M University, Department of Economics)

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We study the stability with respect to the introduction of opportunity-based inequity aversion a la Dufwenberg et. al (2011) of three welfare properties satisfied by competitive equilibria in self-regarding economies: (i) Pareto efficiency may not be a stable property; (ii) undomination with respect to income redistribution is a stable property whenever the marginal indirect utility of income has no extreme variations; and (iii) generically (endowment-wise) market-constrained efficiency is a stable property.

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  • Rodrigo A. Velez, 2016. "Inequity-averse preferences in general equilibrium," Working Papers 20160111-001, Texas A&M University, Department of Economics.
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    Keywords

    inequity aversion; general equilibrium;

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    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games

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