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Liberty and the post-utilitarian society
Saint-Paul, Gilles - 2012
people are plagued by irrational biases and inconsistencies. The author elucidates how these developments have led to a post-utilitarianism … on the scope of government intervention. -- behavioural economics ; utilitarianism ; government ; paternalism …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009629607
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Utilitarianism and economic behavior : looking for benthamite traces
Hurtado, Jimena; Mick, Johanna - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009630811
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The market in economics : behavioural assumptions and value judgments
Sandmo, Agnar - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010350886
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Utilitarianism and Economic Behavior. Looking for Benthamite Traces
Hurtado, Jimena - 2017
In spite of the use of a utilitarian language in Rational Choice Theory, economists do not acknowledge any link to this current of moral philosophy, and have made great efforts to rid economics from its legacy. In this document we aim at assessing these efforts retracing their history from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012963134
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Utilitarianism and Economic Behavior. Looking for Benthamite Traces
Hurtado, Jimena - 2017
In spite of the use of a utilitarian language in Rational Choice Theory, economists do not acknowledge any link to this current of moral philosophy, and have made great efforts to rid economics from its legacy. In this document we aim at assessing these efforts retracing their history from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012964132
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Liberty and the post-utilitarian society
Saint-Paul, Gilles - 2012
people are plagued by irrational biases and inconsistencies. The author elucidates how these developments have led to a post-utilitarianism …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010289917
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A systematic review on homo Islamicus : classification and critique
Sholihin, Muhammad; Sugiyanto, Catur; Susamto, Akhmad Akbar - In: Islamic economic studies 30 (2023) 2, pp. 121-142
Purpose - This paper aims to systematically review the concept of homo Islamicus discussed in the existing literature. The second objective is to offer a set of criticisms of the descriptions of homo Islamicus. Design/methodology/approach - In this paper prespecified eligibility criteria are...
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A fairness justification of utilitarianism
Piacquadio, Paolo G. - 2016
critiques to utilitarianism by satisfying the following three fairness axioms: possibility of trade-offs sets a limit to the …
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Optimal utilitarian taxation and horizontal equity
Jordahl, Henrik; Micheletto, Luca - 2003
We impose a horizontal equity restriction on the problem of finding the optimal utilitarian tax mix. The horizontal equity constraint requires that individuals with the same ability have to pay the same amount of taxes regardless of their preferences for leisure. Contrary to normal findings, we...
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The malleability of undiscounted utilitarianism as a criterion of intergenerational justice
Asheim, Geir B.; Buchholz, Wolfgang - 2000
Undiscounted utilitarianism as a criterion of intergeneration justice has been questioned for different reasons: It has … allocation must involve discounting, and (2) that undiscounted utilitarianism subjects the present generation to heavy demands …-nologies) that undiscounted utilitarianism is so malleable that any efficient and non-decreasing allocation can be the unique optimum …
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