A generalized representation theorem for Harsanyi’s (‘impartial’) observer
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A generalized representation theorem for Harsanyi's ('impartial') observer
We provide an axiomatization of an additively separable social welfare function in the context of Harsanyi’s impartial observer theorem. To do this, we reformulate Harsanyi’s setting to make the lotteries over the identities the observer may assume independent of the social alternative.
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عنوان ژورنال: Social Choice and Welfare
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0176-1714,1432-217X
DOI: 10.1007/s00355-011-0563-0