Efficiency and equity in welfare economics
Increasing efficiency in generating national income and improving equity in its distribution among economic agents is at the forefront of priorities of most modern economies. This book presents a model which aims to maximize a symmetrical welfare function under certain constraints which consider bot...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Springer
2013.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2013. |
| Colección: | Lecture notes in economics and mathematical systems,
661 Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, 661 |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009468858906719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Overview
- Inequality, Poverty, and Welfare: Social Welfare and Income Distributions
- Inequality and Poverty Indexes
- Welfare and Efficiency: Inequality, Efficiency, and the Production Sphere
- Efficiency and Welfare
- Information Incentives and Performance
- Summary Example and Numerical Simulations: A Summary Example
- Implementing the Example: One Time Period
- Dynamics: Many Time Periods
- Final Remarks
- Appendix: Implementing 2008 Income Data for Italy.
