Sequential dominance and weighted utilitarianism

Ok and Lambert (1999) show that one does not have to be a utilitarian to accept Atkinson and Bourguignon’s (1987) sequential generalized Lorenz dominance criterion, because the latter is also supported by a much wider class of aggregation functions. We take a minimal stance, we show that it suffices to be a weighted utilitarian –with higher weights for the more needy– to accept it. We also discuss some possible extensions.

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Year of publication:	2005-03
Authors:	Ooghe, Erwin
Institutions:	Centrum voor Economische Studiën, Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfswetenschappen

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Series:	Center for Economic Studies - Discussion papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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