Inequity aversion, welfare measurement and the Gini index

DOI10.1007/s00355-018-1149-xzbMath1410.91222OpenAlexW2889038097WikidataQ129317530 ScholiaQ129317530MaRDI QIDQ2417419

Philipp C. Wichardt, Ulrich Schmidt

Publication date: 12 June 2019

Published in: Social Choice and Welfare (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://www.cesifo.org/DocDL/cesifo1_wp7029.pdf

zbMATH Keywords

income inequalityGDPutilitarian social welfare functionGini-indexindividual inequity aversion

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Statistical methods; economic indices and measures (91B82) Welfare economics (91B15)

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• Fair social orderings with other-regarding preferences
• A preference foundation for Fehr and Schmidt's model of inequity aversion
• Linear measures, the Gini index, and the income-equality trade-off
• Welfare egalitarianism with other-regarding preferences
• A Theory of Fairness, Competition, and Cooperation

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