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On Preference, Freedom and Diversity

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Vito Peragine (Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche - Università di Bari (Italy))
Antonio Romero-Medina (University Carlos III de Madrid (Spain))

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We study the problem of ranking sets of options in terms of freedom of choice. We propose a framework in which both the diversity of the options and the preferences of the agent over the options do play a role. We formulate some axioms that re°ect these two aspects of freedom and we study their logical implications. Two di®erent criteria for ranking sets are characterized, which generalize some of the rankings proposed so far in the literature.

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Note: We thank Carmen Herrero and partecipants to the Conference on "The analysis and the measurement of freedom", Palermo (Italy), for helpful comments.Vito Peragine acknowledges financial support from the EU TMR network "LivinTax" (Contract n. ERBFMRXCT980248) and the MIUR, Italy (research project on The Analysis and Measurement of Freedom"). Romero{Medina acknowledges financial support from DGICYT, project PB 98-024.
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Keywords: Ranking Sets; Freedom of Choice; Diversity relations;

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D71 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations

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  1. BOSSERT, Walter & PATTANAIK, Prasanta K. & XU, Yongsheng, 2001. "The Measurement of Diversity," Cahiers de recherche 2001-17, Universite de Montreal, Departement de sciences economiques. [Downloadable!]
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  2. Sebastiano Bavetta & Vitorocco Peragine, 2006. "Measuring autonomy freedom," Social Choice and Welfare, Springer, vol. 26(1), pages 31-45, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  3. Jones, Peter & Sugden, Robert, 1982. "Evaluating choice," International Review of Law and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 2(1), pages 47-65, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  4. Peragine, Vitorocco, 1999. " The Distribution and Redistribution of Opportunity," Journal of Economic Surveys, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 13(1), pages 37-69, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  5. Bossert Walter & Pattanaik Prasanta K. & Xu Yongsheng, 1994. "Ranking Opportunity Sets: An Axiomatic Approach," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 63(2), pages 326-345, August. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  6. Antonio Romero-Medina, 2001. "More on preference and freedom," Social Choice and Welfare, Springer, vol. 18(1), pages 179-191. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  1. Ricardo Arlegi, 2005. "Freedom Of Choice And Conflict Resolution," Documentos de Trabajo - Lan Gaiak Departamento de Economía - Universidad Pública de Navarra 0502, Departamento de Economía - Universidad Pública de Navarra. [Downloadable!]
  2. Marcello Basili & Stefano Vannucci, 2007. "Diversity as Width," Department of Economics University of Siena 500, Department of Economics, University of Siena. [Downloadable!]
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