interpersonal utility comparisons
1Utility — This article is about the economic concept. For other uses, see Utility (disambiguation). Part of a series on Utilitarianism …
2Social choice theory — is a theoretical framework for measuring individual interests, values, or welfares as an aggregate towards collective decision. A non theoretical example of a collective decision is passing a set of laws under a constitution. Social choice theory …
3Social welfare function — In economics a social welfare function can be defined as a real valued function that ranks conceivable social states (alternative complete descriptions of the society) from lowest on up as to welfare of the society. Inputs of the function include …
4Verhandlungslösung — Die Verhandlungslösung ist ein spieltheoretisches Konzept zur Lösung von kooperativen Spielen. Dabei heißt ein Spiel kooperativ, wenn die Akteure durch ein abgestimmtes Vorgehen, d. h. durch eine gemeinsame Wahl einer Strategie, einen… …
5Socratic Puzzles — is a collection of essays by libertarian philosopher Robert Nozick. It was published in 1997 by Harvard University Press. ynopsis Introduction Nozick disclaims the title political philosopher and characterizes his Anarchy, State, and Utopia as an …
6Economía del bienestar — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Se puede definir la economía del bienestar como la rama de las ciencias económicas que se preocupa de cuestiones del bienestar social. Así, por ejemplo, Timothy Besley (Profesor de catedra en el London School of… …
7Male–female income disparity in the United States — Main article: Gender pay gap Median weekly earnings of full time wage and salary workers, by sex, race, and ethnicity, 2009.[1] Male–female income diference, also referred to as the gender gap in earnings in t …
8Anxiety/Uncertainty Management — (AUM) is a theory developed by Dr. William B. Gudykunst in an attempt to define what makes up effective communication. Gudykunst’s research began in 1985 using existing theories as a starting point. Specifically, the existing research of… …
9ethics — /eth iks/, n.pl. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a system of moral principles: the ethics of a culture. 2. the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.: medical ethics;… …
10Arrow's impossibility theorem — In social choice theory, Arrow’s impossibility theorem, the General Possibility Theorem, or Arrow’s paradox, states that, when voters have three or more distinct alternatives (options), no voting system can convert the ranked preferences of… …
