The Problem of “Utility Weights” in Group Preference Aggregation

Horace W. Brock
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Horace W. Brock: SRI International, Menlo Park, California

Operations Research, 1980, vol. 28, issue 1, 176-187

Abstract: The problem of interpersonal comparisons of utility is discussed, and a new distinction between hypothetical and operational interpersonal comparisons is introduced. A theory of preference aggregation is then developed that sheds light on the question of how much relative weight should be given to the interests of the various parties affected by a group decision. The results of this theory are related to the NASH-HARSANYI theory of bargaining.

Date: 1980
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