On the Inefficiency of Inequality

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DC Field	Value	Language
dc.creator	Schiff, Maurice	-
dc.date	2004	-
dc.date.accessioned	2013-10-16T07:11:01Z	-
dc.date.available	2013-10-16T07:11:01Z	-
dc.date.issued	2013-10-16	-
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10419/20549	-
dc.identifier	ppn:460239260	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10419/20549	-
dc.description	A number of studies have examined the implications of preference interdependence. This paper models utility as depending on other people?s consumption levels and shows that welfare declines with inequality, equilibrium inequality is inefficient, and the optimal intervention leads to a more equal distribution.	-
dc.language	eng	-
dc.publisher		-
dc.relation	IZA Discussion paper series 1283	-
dc.rights	http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen	-
dc.subject	H21	-
dc.subject	H23	-
dc.subject	ddc:330	-
dc.subject	inequality	-
dc.subject	efficiency	-
dc.subject	Verteilungstheorie	-
dc.subject	Konsumentenverhalten	-
dc.subject	Konsuminterdependenz	-
dc.subject	Einkommensverteilung	-
dc.subject	Wohlfahrtseffekt	-
dc.subject	Theorie	-
dc.title	On the Inefficiency of Inequality	-
dc.type	doc-type:workingPaper	-
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