On comparing heterogeneous populations: Is there really a conflict between welfarism and a concern for greater equality in living standards?

DOI10.1016/J.MATHSOCSCI.2006.07.002zbMath1273.91260OpenAlexW2003255978MaRDI QIDQ868210

Erwin Ooghe, Bart Capéau

Publication date: 19 February 2007

Published in: Mathematical Social Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mathsocsci.2006.07.002

zbMATH Keywords

equivalence scaleswelfarismheterogeneous welfare comparisonsPigou-Dalton transfer

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Welfare economics (91B15)

Related Items (3)

Distribution-sensitivity of rank-dependent poverty measures ⋮ The measurement of welfare change ⋮ A consistent multidimensional Pigou-Dalton transfer principle

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• Measurement of inequality: An attempt at unification and generalization
• Generalized Gini inequality indices
• Additive representations on rank-ordered sets. II: The topological approach
• A note on extreme inequality aversion
• Equity, Arrow's Conditions, and Rawls' Difference Principle
• Equivalence Scales Reconsidered

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