The poverty of growth with interdependent utility functions

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics
Year: 2008
Volume: 37
Issue: 6
Pages: 2242-2247

Authors (2)

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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Abstract

We argue that with interdependent utility functions growth can lead to a decline in total welfare of a society if the gains from growth are sufficiently unequally distributed in the presence of negative externalities in consumption, i.e. envy.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:soceco:v:37:y:2008:i:6:p:2242-2247
Journal Field
Experimental
Author Count
2
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2026-01-25