The Rhetoric of Inequity Aversion
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We read two papers on Inequity Aversion by E. Fehr & K. Schmidt. We examine the structure and quality of their arguments and the use they make of rhetoric in their papers. I wish to thank 10 friends who read an earlier version of this pamphlet, and who helped me focus my arguments and moderate my excessively outraged tone.
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