A consistent multidimensional Pigou-Dalton transfer principle

DOI10.1016/j.jet.2009.01.003zbMath1159.91358OpenAlexW1969804720MaRDI QIDQ1017802

Kristof Bosmans, Luc Lauwers, Erwin Ooghe

Publication date: 12 May 2009

Published in: Journal of Economic Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jet.2009.01.003

zbMATH Keywords

needsmajorizationbudget dominanceequivalence scalemultidimensional inequality measurementPigou-Dalton principle

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Social choice (91B14)

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