Multidimensional Pigou–Dalton transfers and social evaluation functions

Article dans une revue: We axiomatize, in the multidimensional case, a social evaluation function that can accommodate a natural Pigou–Dalton principle and correlation increasing majorization. This is performed by building upon a simple class of inframodular functions proposed by Müller and Scarsini under risk.

Auteur(s)

Marcello Basili, Paulo Casaca, Alain Chateauneuf, Maurizio Franzini

Revue
  • Theory and Decision
Date de publication
  • 2017
Mots-clés
  • Multidimensional inequality
  • Pigou–Dalton transfer
  • Inframodular functions
  • Increasing majorization
  • Human Development Index
Pages
  • 573–590
Version
  • 1
Volume
  • 83