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Inequality and Envy


Frank Cowell


London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD)

Udo Ebert


University of Oldenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics
December 2006

LSE STICERD Research Paper No. 88

Abstract:     
Using a simple axiomatic structure we characterise two classes of inequality indices - absolute and relative - that take into account "envy" in the income distribution. The concept of envy incorporated here concerns the distance of each person's income from his or her immediately richer neighbour. This is shown to be similar to justice concepts based on income relativities.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 15

JEL Classification: D63

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Date posted: April 9, 2008  

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Cowell, Frank A. and Ebert, Udo, Inequality and Envy (December 2006). , Vol. , pp. -, 2006. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1117707

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Frank A. Cowell (Contact Author)
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD) ( email )
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London WC2A 2AE
United Kingdom
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Udo Ebert
University of Oldenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics ( email )
Oldenburg, D 26111
Germany
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