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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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Infinite population utilitarian criteria
Asheim, Geir B.; Kamaga, Kohei; Zuber, Stéphane - 2022
how a novel criterion, Strongly Anonymous Utilitarianism, can be characterized by combining Strong Anonymity with other …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012817908
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The missing type : where are the inequality averse (students)?
Epper, Thomas; Senn, Julien; Fehr, Ernst - 2024
The empirical evidence on the existence of social preferences—or lack thereof—is predominantly based on student samples. Yet, knowledge about whether these findings can be extended to the general population is still scarce. In this paper, we compare the distribution of social preferences in...
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Probability adjusted rank-discounted utilitarianism
Asheim, Geir B.; Zuber, Stéphane - 2014
We propose and axiomatize probability adjusted rank-discounted critical-level generalized utilitarianism (PARDCLU). We … thus generalize rank-discounted utilitarianism (RDU) (proposed by Zuber and Asheim, 2012) to variable population and risky … other policy issues with long-run consequences. We illustrate how PARDCLU yields rank-dependent expected utilitarianism …
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Climate policy under sustainable discounted utilitarianism
Dietz, Simon; Asheim, Geir B. - 2011
utilitarianism (DU). DU is controversial, both due to the conditions through which it is justified and due to its consequences for … measures to justify their present costs. In this paper, we propose sustainable discounted utilitarianism (SDU) as an … alternative principle for evaluation of climate policy. Unlike undiscounted utilitarianism, which always assigns zero relative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009273914
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Preferences for redistribution and pensions : what can we learn from experiments?
Tausch, Franziska; Potters, Jan; Riedl, Arno - 2010
Redistribution is an inevitable feature of collective pension schemes and economic experiments have revealed that most people have a preference for redistribution that is not merely inspired by self-interest. Interestingly, little is known on how these preferences interact with preferences for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008653416
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The trade-off between intra- and intergenerational equity in climate policy
Kverndokk, Snorre; Nævdal, Eric; Nøstbakken, Linda - 2013
This paper focuses on two equity dimensions of climate policy, intra- and intergenerational equity, and analyzes the implications of equity preferences on climate policy, and on the production and consumption patterns in rich and poor countries. We develop a dynamic two-region model, in which...
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Concerns for equity and the optimal co-payments for publicly provided health care
Hoel, Michael (contributor) - 2005
In countries where health care is publicly provided and where equity considerations play an important role in policy decisions, it is often argued that an increase in co-payments is unacceptable as it will be particularly harmful to the less well-off in society. The present paper derives...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003297601
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Equity and efficiency when needs differ
Berg, Kristoffer; Håvarstein, Morten; Piacquadio, Paolo G. - 2024
There is no consensus on how to measure social welfare and inequality when households have different needs. As we show, a dilemma emerges between holding households responsible for their needs or compensating them. This dilemma is of first-order importance for social welfare, but generally plays...
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Specific egalitarianism? : inequality aversion across domains
Costa-Font, Joan; Cowell, Frank A. - 2024
An individual’s inequality aversion (IA) is a central preference parameter that captures the welfare sacrifice from exposure to inequality. However, it is far from trivial how to best elicit IA estimates. Also, little is known about the behavioural determinants of IA and how they differ across...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014637432