On the existence of an arrow and a Bergson-Samuelson social welfare function |
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Authors: | Eitan Muller |
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Affiliation: | School of Business Administration, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91905, Israel |
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Abstract: | Let Σ be the set of all possible preferences over a given set of alternatives A. Let Ω be a proper subset of Σ and let P?Ωn be a fixed profile of preferences. P is heterogeneous in Ω if for all a,b,c?A and Q?Ωn, there exist three alternatives x,y,z?A such that Q(a,b,c)=P(x,y,z) where Q(B) denotes the subprofile over a set of alternatives B?A. An Arrow SWF ? is a function ?:Ωn→Σ satisfying the conditions Pareto and IIA. A Bergson-Samuelson SWF is a function ?:P→Σ satisfying Pareto and Independence+Neutrality. The paper shows that (a) there exist a neutral nondictatorial Arrow SWF on Ω if and only if there exist a neutral nondictatorial Bergson-Samuelson SWF on P. (b) There exist a nondictatorial n person Bergson-Samuelson SWF on P if and only if there exists a 3 person Bergson-Samuelson SWF on P. (c) There exists a nondictatorial Arrow SWF on Ω if and only if there exists a nondictatorial Bergson-Samuelson SWF on P. |
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Keywords: | Bergson-Samuelson social welfare function heterogeneous profile restricted domain |
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