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Liberal principles for social welfare relations in infinitely-lived societies

Lombardi, Michele; Veneziani, Roberto - 2009

This paper extends the analysis of liberal principles in social choice recently proposed by Mariotti and Veneziani (2009a) to infinitely-lived societies. First, a novel characterisation of the inegalitarian leximax social welfare relation is provided based on the Individual Benefit Principle,...

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A competitive equilibrium for a warm glow economy

Allouch, Nizar - 2009

to the normative and positive theory of public goods provision. First, it is a price based mechanism achieving efficient …

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Strong subjectivism in the Marxian theory of exploitation: A critique

Veneziani, Roberto; Yoshihara, Naoki - 2009

This paper critically analyses the strongly subjectivist approach to exploitation theory recently proposed by Matsuo … exploitation index can be constructed. It is argued that a minimal objectivism is necessary in exploitation theory, whereby … related to the 'New Interpretation' ([1]; [3]). It is argued that it captures the core intuitions of exploitation theory and …

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Dominance solvability of dynamic bargaining games

Tyson, Christopher J. - 2009

We formulate and study a general finite-horizon bargaining game with simultaneous moves and a disagreement outcome that need not be the worst possible result for the agents. Conditions are identified under which the game is dominance solvable in the sense that iterative deletion of weakly...

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Insiders-outsiders, transparency and the value of the ticker

Cespa, Giovanni; Foucault, Thierry - 2008

We consider a multi-period rational expectations model in which risk-averse investors differ in their information on …

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Selective hiring and welfare analysis in labor market models

Merkl, Christian; van Rens, Thijs - 2012

predictions of the model change very little, but the welfare costs of unemployment are much larger because unemployment risk is …

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Envy, guilt, and the Phillips curve

Ahrens, Steffen; Snower, Dennis J. - 2012

We incorporate inequity aversion into an otherwise standard New Keynesian dynamic equilibrium model with Calvo wage contracts and positive inflation. Workers with relatively low incomes experience envy, whereas those with relatively high incomes experience guilt. The former seek to raise their...

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The political economy of the standard level of services: The role of income distribution

Fiorillo, Fabio; Sacchi, Agnese - 2012

The theory of fiscal federalism points out that decentralisation should be pursued in order to fit differences in …

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Competition for migrants in a federation: Tax or transfer competition?

Köthenbürger, Marko - 2012

The paper provides an equilibrium analysis of how countries compete for migrants. The type of competition (tax or transfer competition) depends on whether the competing countries have similar policy preferences. With symmetric preferences, countries compete in taxes for migrants. With asymmetric...

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Voting as a signaling device

Aytimur, R. Emre; Boukouras, Aristotelis; Schwager, Robert - 2012

In this paper, citizens vote in order to influence the election outcome and in order to signal their unobserved characteristics to others. The model is one of rational voting and generates the following predictions: (i) The paradox of not voting does not arise, because the benefit of voting does...

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