Any Non-welfarist Method of Policy Assessment Violates the Pareto Principle

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Journal: Journal of Political Economy
Year: 2001
Volume: 109
Issue: 2
Pages: 281-286

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4.022 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

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Abstract

The public at large, many policymakers, and a number of economists hold views of social welfare that are non-welfarist. That is, they attach some importance to factors other than the effects of policies on individuals' utilities. We show, however, that any non-welfarist method of policy assessment violates the Pareto principle.

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RePEc Handle
repec:ucp:jpolec:v:109:y:2001:i:2:p:281-286
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-25