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The Limits of Utilitarianism
Dibadj, Reza - 2009
book not remained wedded to the limits of neoclassicism and utilitarianism it would be even better …
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Intergenerational Equity and the Discount Rate for Cost-Benefit Analysis
Mertens, Jean-Francois; Rubinchik, Anna - 2006
in a wide range, while Relative Utilitarianism implies it equals the growth rate of real per-capita consumption …
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Efficiency based measures of inequality
Andonie, Costel; Kuzmics, Christoph; Rogers, Brian W. - 2014 - Second version, November 5, 2014
How should we make value judgments about wealth inequality? Harsanyi (1953) proposes to take an individual who evaluates her well-being by expected utility and ask her to evaluate the wealth possibilities ex-ante (i.e. before she finds her place in society, i.e., under the "veil of ignorance" of...
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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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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 …
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Foundations of utilitarianism under risk and variable population
Spears, Dean; Zuber, Stéphane - 2021
Utilitarianism is the most prominent family of social welfare functions. We present three new axiomatic ….'s (1998) Expected Critical-Level Generalized Utilitarianism (ECLGU) is equivalent to a new axiom holding that it is better to … novel characterizations extend classic axiomatizations of utilitarianism from settings with either social risk or variable …
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Optimal utilitarian taxation and horizontal equity
Jordahl, Henrik; Micheletto, Luca - 2002
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011587889
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The limits to moral erosion in markets : social norms and the replacement excuse
Bartling, Björn; Özdemir, Yagiz - 2017
This paper studies the impact of a key feature of competitive markets on moral behavior: the possibility that a competitor will step in and conclude the deal if a conscientious market actor forgoes a profitable business opportunity for ethical reasons. We study experimentally whether people...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011729070
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The limits to moral erosion in markets : social norms and the replacement excuse
Bartling, Björn; Özdemir, Yagiz - 2017
This paper studies the impact of a key feature of competitive markets on moral behavior: the possibility that a competitor will step in and conclude the deal if a conscientious market actor forgoes a profitable business opportunity for ethical reasons. We study experimentally whether people...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011735983
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Utilitarian versus neutralitarian design of endowment fund policies
Schumacher, Johannes M. - In: Scandinavian actuarial journal 2022 (2022) 8, pp. 718-748
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