• Title of article

    On the equity-efficiency trade off in aggregating infinite utility streams

  • Author/Authors

    Kuntal Banerjee، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
  • Pages
    5
  • From page
    63
  • To page
    67
  • Abstract
    We compare two different approaches to aggregating infinite utility streams, following some principles of equity and efficiency. We find that the consequentialist equity axiom, Hammond Equity for the Future, is more demanding than its procedural equity counterpart, Anonymity.
  • Keywords
    Weak Dominance axiom , Strong Pareto axiom , Hammond Equity for the Future , Social welfare function
  • Journal title
    Economics Letters
  • Serial Year
    2006
  • Journal title
    Economics Letters
  • Record number

    436044