Interview of Peter J. Hammond

Philippe Mongin

The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS) from University of Warwick, Department of Economics

Abstract: Following an initiative of Social Choice and Welfare, this is the result of an interview conducted by email exchange during the period from July 2017 to February 2018, with minor adjustments later in 2018. Apart from some personal history, topics discussed include: (i) social choice, especially with interpersonal comparisons of utility ; (ii) utilitarianism, including Harsanyi’s contributions ; (iii) consequentialism in decision theory and in ethics ; (iv) the independence axiom for decisions under risk; (v) welfare economics under uncertainty; (vi) incentive compatibility and strategy-proof mechanisms, especially in large economies ; (vii) Pareto gains from trade, and from migration; (viii) cost–benefit analysis and welfare measurement ; (ix) the possible future of normative economics

Date: 2019
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