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The curvature properties of social welfare functions

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Working Paper 2019-493

Abstract

This paper characterizes the curvature properties of applied social welfare

Authors: Piera Mazzoleni, Elisa Pagani, Federico Perali.

Keywords: Generalized convexity, social welfare function, inequality aversion.

JEL: D30, D63, I31.

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