Paretian evaluation of infinite utility streams: An egalitarian criterion

Economics Letters

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 209-211

  Alcantud, José C R ^a   García Sanz, María D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Equity; Intergenerational utility; Pareto axiom; Social welfare function

Indexed keywords

EID: 76349104578     PISSN: 01651765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2009.11.021     Document Type: Article

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