In defense of behavioral welfare economics

B. Douglas Bernheim

Journal of Economic Methodology, 2021, vol. 28, issue 4, 385-400

Abstract: In The Community of Advantage, Robert Sugden advocates an opportunity-oriented framework for normative analysis, positions it a substitute for behavioral welfare economics, and criticizes the latter. This paper distills the logic underpinning the main approaches to behavioral welfare economics, addresses Sugden's criticisms, and identifies some limitations of his alternative approach.

Date: 2021
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