Axiomatic resource allocationfor heterogeneous agents

We analyze a model of resource allocation in which agents' abilities (to transform the resourceinto an interpersonally comparable outcome) and initial endowments may differ. We imposeethical and operational axioms in this model and characterize some allocation rules as a resultof combining these axioms. Two focal (and polar) egalitarian rules are singled out. On the onehand, the rule that allocates the resource equally across agents. On the other hand, the rule thaallocates the resource so that the distribution of final outcomes is lexicographicallymaximized....