The principle of strong diminishing transfer

DOI10.1006/jeth.2000.2786zbMath1014.91025OpenAlexW2024288894MaRDI QIDQ1601450

Pierre-Henry Wilthien, Alain Chateauneuf, Thibault Gajdos

Publication date: 26 June 2002

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

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1006/jeth.2000.2786

zbMATH Keywords

Gini indexprinciple of diminishing

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Utility theory (91B16)

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