Two variants of Harsanyi's aggregation theorem

Marc Fleurbaey

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2009.08.023

Two variants of Harsanyi's aggregation theorem

Marc Fleurbaey

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Abstract

This paper presents two variants of Harsanyi's (1955) utilitarian theorem in which the assumption that the social criterion is an expected value of social welfare is replaced by statewise dominance. One variant involves continuity while the other relies on anonymity.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	300-302
Number of pages	3
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	105
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2009.08.023
State	Published - Dec 2009
Externally published	Yes

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Finance
Economics and Econometrics

Keywords

Harsanyi's theorem
Risk
Social welfare
Utilitarianism

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