Dinky Daruvala
Biographic Data
| ID | 5733426 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dinky Daruvala |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dinky |
| FAMILY NAME | Daruvala |
| SIGNATURE | DARUVALA D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Göteborg University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Are People Inequality‐Averse, or Just Risk‐Averse
Individuals' preferences for risk and inequality are measured through choices between imagined societies and lotteries. The median relative risk aversion, which is often seen to reflect social inequality aversion, is between 2 and 3. Most people are also found to be individually inequality‐averse, reflecting a willingness to pay for living in a more equal society. Left‐wing voters and women are both more risk and inequality‐averse than others. Th…
Measuring Future Grandparents' Preferences for Equality and Relative Standing
Individuals ’ aversion to risk and inequality, and their concern for relative standing, are measured through experimental choices between hypothetical societies. It is found that, on average, individuals are both fairly inequality-averse and have a strong concern for relative income. The results are used to illustrate welfare consequences based on a utilitarian SWF and a modified CRRA utility function. It is shown that the social marginal utility…
Measuring Future Grandparents' Preferences for Equality and Relative Standing
Individuals ’ aversion to risk and inequality, and their concern for relative standing, are measured through experimental choices between hypothetical societies. It is found that, on average, individuals are both fairly inequality-averse and have a strong concern for relative income. The results are used to illustrate welfare consequences based on a utilitarian SWF and a modified CRRA utility function. It is shown that the social marginal utility…
Are People Inequality‐Averse, or Just Risk‐Averse
Individuals' preferences for risk and inequality are measured through choices between imagined societies and lotteries. The median relative risk aversion, which is often seen to reflect social inequality aversion, is between 2 and 3. Most people are also found to be individually inequality‐averse, reflecting a willingness to pay for living in a more equal society. Left‐wing voters and women are both more risk and inequality‐averse than others. Th…
Measuring Future Grandparents' Preferences for Equality and Relative Standing
Individuals ’ aversion to risk and inequality, and their concern for relative standing, are measured through experimental choices between hypothetical societies. It is found that, on average, individuals are both fairly inequality-averse and have a strong concern for relative income. The results are used to illustrate welfare consequences based on a utilitarian SWF and a modified CRRA utility function. It is shown that the social marginal utility…
Are People Inequality‐Averse, or Just Risk‐Averse
Individuals' preferences for risk and inequality are measured through choices between imagined societies and lotteries. The median relative risk aversion, which is often seen to reflect social inequality aversion, is between 2 and 3. Most people are also found to be individually inequality‐averse, reflecting a willingness to pay for living in a more equal society. Left‐wing voters and women are both more risk and inequality‐averse than others. Th…
Demographic economics (2 works) · Economic inequality (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Expected utility hypothesis (2 works) · Inequality (2 works) · Inequity aversion (2 works) · Mathematics (2 works) · Microeconomics (2 works) · Public economics (2 works) · Welfare (2 works)