Bosmans, Kristof; Lauwers, Luc; Ooghe, Erwin - In: Journal of Economic Theory 144 (2009) 3, pp. 1358-1371
The unidimensional Pigou-Dalton transfer principle demands that a regressive transfer in income--a transfer from worse-off (poor) to better-off (rich)--decreases social welfare. In a multidimensional setting the direct link between income (or any other attribute) and individual well-being is...