Utilitarianism or welfarism: does it make a difference?

Utilitarianism or welfarism: does it make a difference?

We show that it is possible to reconcile the utilitarian and welfarist principles under the requirement of unanimity provided that the set of profiles over which the consensus is attained is rich enough. More precisely, we identify a closedness condition which, if satisfied by a class of n-tuples of utility functions, guarantees that the rankings of social states induced by utilitarian and welf...

Tax Cuts or Spending — Does it Make a Difference ?

361 National Tax Journal Vol. LIII, No. 3, Part 1 Abstract The use of tax incentives instead of direct spending to promote social and economic goals is growing. This paper considers whether it matters if fiscal interventions take the form of direct spending or tax breaks. Tax breaks can, and increasingly do, replace spending programs with the same effects on resource allocation and income distr...

Democracy: Presidential or Parliamentary Does It Make a Difference?

Soybeans or soymilk: does it make a difference for cardiovascular protection? Does it even matter?

The effect of dietary soy on cardiovascular disease risk factors has been a topic of intense scientific and public interest over the past 10 or more years—a topic that was brought to the forefront by Anderson’s 1995 meta-analysis that highlighted clinical studies from the previous 20 y (1). The originally reported magnitude of the hypocholesterolemic effect of soy protein (9.3% decrease in tota...

Does Place or Race Make a Difference?

Previous research suggests that race and ethnicity explain some aspects of travel behavior among the elderly. This paper uses new 1995 Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey location variables based on the size, density, and function of residential areas to question whether the mode choice of White, non-Hispanic elders differs from otherwise comparable ethnic and racial elders when controlli...