Equity in welfare evaluations : the rationale for and effects of distributional weighting

Equity in welfare evaluations : the rationale for and effects of distributional weighting

This thesis addresses the issue of weighted cost-benefit analysis (WCBA). WCBA is a welfare evaluation model where income distribution effects are valued by distributional weighting. The method was developed already in the 1970s. The interest in and applications of this method have increased in the...

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Main Author: Bångman, Gunnel
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Örebro universitet, Institutionen för ekonomi, statistik och informatik 2006
Subjects:
weighted cost-benefit analysis
equity
distributional weights
social welfare
income distribution
risk aversion
social marginal value of income
altruism
paternalism
marginal utility of income
social inequality aversion
stated preferences
Economics
Nationalekonomi
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