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The Historical Perspective of the Problem of Interpersonal Comparisons of Utility

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  • Stavros A. Drakopoulos

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Keywords: History, Welfare, Economics

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  • Stavros A. Drakopoulos, 1989. "The Historical Perspective of the Problem of Interpersonal Comparisons of Utility," Journal of Economic Studies, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 16(4), pages 1-1, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:jespps:eum0000000000136
    DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000000136
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    2. Stavros A. Drakopoulos, 2024. "Value Judgements, Positivism and Utility Comparisons in Economics," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 189(3), pages 423-437, January.
    3. Eirini Leriou & Aggeliki Kazani & Andreas Kollias & Christina Paraskevopoulou, 2021. "Understanding and Measuring Child Well-Being in the Region of Attica, Greece: Round One," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 14(1), pages 1-51, February.
    4. Eirini Leriou & Andreas Kollias & Anna Anastasopoulou, 2022. "Understanding and Measuring Child Well-Being in the Region of Attica, Greece: Round Two," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 15(1), pages 315-347, February.
    5. Eirini Leriou, 2022. "Understanding and Measuring Child Well-being in the Region of Attica, Greece: Round four," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 15(6), pages 1967-2011, December.

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    history; welfare; economics;
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    • B00 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - General - - - History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches
    • D60 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - General

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