Rawlsian Justice as the Core of a Game

John Roemer and Roger Howe

No 544, Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers from Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University

Abstract: It is suggested that the ethical notion of social contract can be formally modeled using the well-studied concept of the core of a game. This provides a mathematical technique for studying social contracts and theories of justice. The idea is applied to Rawlsian justice here.

Pages: 23 pages
Date: 1980-02
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Published in American Economic Review (December 1981), 880-895

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