Choosing from Behind a Veil of Ignorance in India
Abstract
Social inequality aversion is measured through a veil-of-ignorance experiment with Indian
students. The median relative risk aversion is found to be quite high, about 3, and
independent caste.
University
Göteborg University. School of Business, Economics and Law
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Date
2002Author
Johansson-Stenman, Olof
Gupta, Gautam
Carlsson, Fredrik
Keywords
Veil of ignorance; inequality aversion; risk aversion; caste
Publication type
Report
ISSN
1403-2465
Series/Report no.
Working Papers in Economics, nr 72
Language
en