Axiomatic theories of utilitarianism and weak utilitarianism

Osamu Mori

Economics Letters, 2015, vol. 137, issue C, 59-61

Abstract: We study axiomatic theories of utilitarianism and weak utilitarianism introducing new axioms we call monotonicity, strict monotonicity, and strong monotonicity with respect to individual utility differences. Utilitarianism is characterized by anonymity and strong monotonicity, and weak utilitarianism is implied by strong Pareto, anonymity, and monotonicity, or anonymity and strict monotonicity.

Keywords: Social welfare ordering; Utilitarianism; Weak utilitarianism; Anonymity; Monotonicity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D63 D71 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2015.10.019

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