Utilitarianism for infinite utility streams: a new welfare criterion and its axiomatic characterization
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Publication:2370506
DOI10.1016/j.jet.2005.11.003zbMath1280.91062MaRDI QIDQ2370506
Publication date: 26 June 2007
Published in: Journal of Economic Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)
Full work available at URL: https://cae.economics.cornell.edu/UFIUS20May2003.pdf
Pareto; utilitarianism; intergenerational equity; overtaking criterion; grading principle; partial unit comparability; social welfare relations
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