AMERICANS STAND at a dramatically divisive point in our history, separated by inequalities not seen since the Gilded Age a century ago. Although received wisdom claims that we all are middle class, polls persistently show that we split equally between identifying as working class and as middle class. To paraphrase Tom Lehrer, the middle folks scorn the working folks and the working folks envy t...

We show that an asymptotic envy-freeness condition is necessary for a form of robust approximate implementation in large economies. In settings where agents’ allocations can be made excludably, asymptotic envy-freeness is also sufficient for implementation, while in nonexcludable settings it is not sufficient. ∗We are grateful for financial support from the National Science Foundation under gra...

In this article, envy is identified as a drive derivative, erupting as a definable behavior in the anal phase of psychosexual development, locating envy as first being experienced during the stage of self-development, separation/individuation. The aim of envy, as identified by the nature of the investment the subject makes in envied objects, is described as "aquisitiveness," or, following Klein...

Envy is a universal emotion and often is considered to be socially undesirable. This emotion has been relatively ignored in organizational behavior research. In this study, we focus on the impact of leader member exchange on envy. We also investigate moderating effects of perceived co-worker similarity and equity sensitivity in the relationship between leader member exchange and envy. Building ...

We study the envy-free allocation of indivisible goods between two players. Our novel setting includes an option to sell each good for a fraction of the minimum value any player has for the good. To rigorously quantify the efficiency gain from selling, we reason about the price of envy-freeness of allocations of sellable goods — the ratio between the maximum social welfare and the social welfar...