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Utilitarianism and Horizontal Equity : The Case for Random Taxation

Stiglitz, Joseph E. - 1981

This paper establishes that, far from being able to derive the principle of horizontal equity from utilitarianism, the … principle is actually in- consistent with utilitarianism in a variety of circumstances. We derive conditions under which (a) it … imposed on a set of otherwise identical individuals (ex ante randomization). The implications for optimal tax theory are …

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Spreading the Wealth Around : Reflections Inspired by Joe the Plumber

Mankiw, N. Gregory - 2010

individuals' moral intuitions. The essay then explores an alternative normative framework, dubbed the Just Deserts Theory …

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A Soul's View of the Optimal Population Problem

De la Croix, David; Doepke, Matthias - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

A long-standing challenge for welfare economics is to develop welfare criteria that can be applied to allocations with different population levels. Such a criterion is essential to resolve the optimal population problem, i.e., the tradeoff between population size and the welfare of each person...

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A Fundamental Objection to Tax Equity Norms : A Call for Utilitarianism

Kaplow, Louis - 1994

believe utilitarianism to be insufficiently egalitarian. Second, utilitarianism does not give independent weight to other …

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Happiness at Different Ages : The Social Context Matters

Helliwell, John F. - 2018

This paper uses a variety of individual-level survey data from several countries to test for interactions between subjective well-being at different ages and variables measuring the nature and quality of the social context at work, at home, and in the community. While earlier studies have found...

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Can Weak Substitution be Rehabilitated?

Smith, V. Kerry - 2008

This paper develops a graphical analysis and an analytical model that demonstrate how weak substitution can be used for non-market valuation. Both weak complementarity and weak substitution can be evaluated as restrictions that allow quantity or quality changes in non-market goods to be...

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Complementarity and the Measurement of Individual Risk Tradeoffs : Accounting for Quantity and Quality of Life Effects

Evans, Mary F. - 2008

This paper considers the factors responsible for differences with age in estimates of the wage compensation an individual requires to accept increased occupational fatality risk. We derive a relationship between the value of a statistical life (VSL) and the degree of complementarity between...

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Income Tax Design and the Desirability of Subsidies to Secondary Workers in a Household Model with Joint and Non-Joint Time

Cudmore, Edgar - 2007

In this paper we analyze income tax design in a two member household labor supply model where time spent on consumption together by the two household members is valued differently from time spent apart. We treat consumption as a non excludable public good to members of the household; one example...

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Fairness Versus Welfare : Notes on the Pareto Principle, Preferences, and Distributive Justice

Kaplow, Louis - 2003

In Fairness versus Welfare, we advance the thesis that social policies should be assessed based entirely on their effects on individuals' well-being. This thesis implies that no independent weight should be accorded to notions of fairness (other than many purely distributive notions). We support...

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Driving to Opportunity : Local Rents, Wages, Commuting Costs and Sub-Metropolitan Quality of Life

Albouy, David - 2014

We examine variation in local wage levels, housing costs, and commuting costs for 2071 areas covering the United States within and across metropolitan areas. In an equilibrium model of residential and workplace choice, we use these measures to construct a willingness-to-pay index for a typical...

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