We examine individuals’ distributional orderings in a number of contexts. This is done by using a questionnaire-experiment that is presented to respondents in any one of seven “flavors” or interpretations of the basic distributional problem. The flavors include inequality, risk, social...

This paper examines a behavioural explanation for the Brexit referendum result, the role of an individual’s inequality aversion (IA). We study whether the referendum result was an “unconsidered Leave” partially driven by people’s low aversion to inequality. We use a representative sample...

This paper examines a behavioural explanation for the Brexit referendum result, the role of an individual's inequality aversion (IA). We study whether the referendum result was an "unconsidered Leave" partially driven by people's low aversion to inequality. We use a representative sample of the...

Although measures of sensitivity to inequality are important in judging the welfare effects of health-care programmes, it is far from straightforward how to elicit them and apply them in health-care decision making. This paper provides an overview of the literature on the measurement of...

Although measures of sensitivity to inequality are important in judging the welfare effects of health-care programmes, it is far from straightforward how to elicit them and apply them in health-care decision making. This paper provides an overview of the literature on the measurement of...