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Roberts' weak welfarism theorem : a minor correction

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Hammond, Peter J. (2023) Roberts' weak welfarism theorem : a minor correction. Social Choice and Welfare, 60 . pp. 121-134. doi:10.1007/s00355-021-01334-x ISSN 0176-1714.

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Abstract

Roberts’ “weak neutrality” or “weak welfarism” theorem concerns Sen social welfare functionals which are defined on an unrestricted domain of utility function profiles and satisfy independence of irrelevant alternatives, the Pareto condition, and a form of weak continuity. Roberts (Rev Econ Stud 47(2):421–439, 1980) claimed that the induced welfare ordering on social states has a one-way representation by a continuous, monotonic real-valued welfare function defined on the Euclidean space of interpersonal utility vectors—that is, an increase in this welfare function is sufficient, but may not be necessary, for social strict preference. A counter-example shows that weak continuity is insufficient; a minor strengthening to pairwise continuity is proposed instead and its sufficiency demonstrated.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Welfare economics -- Mathematical models, Social problems, Social values
Journal or Publication Title: Social Choice and Welfare
Publisher: Springer
ISSN: 0176-1714
Official Date: January 2023
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January 2023Published
30 May 2021Available
30 March 2021Accepted
Volume: 60
Page Range: pp. 121-134
DOI: 10.1007/s00355-021-01334-x
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 30 March 2021
Date of first compliant Open Access: 29 September 2021
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