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The Problem of “Utility Weights” in Group Preference Aggregation

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  • Horace W. Brock

    (SRI International, Menlo Park, California)

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The problem of interpersonal comparisons of utility is discussed, and a new distinction between hypothetical and operational interpersonal comparisons is introduced. A theory of preference aggregation is then developed that sheds light on the question of how much relative weight should be given to the interests of the various parties affected by a group decision. The results of this theory are related to the NASH-HARSANYI theory of bargaining.

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  • Horace W. Brock, 1980. "The Problem of “Utility Weights” in Group Preference Aggregation," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 28(1), pages 176-187, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:oropre:v:28:y:1980:i:1:p:176-187
    DOI: 10.1287/opre.28.1.176
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    1. Zeshui Xu & Xiaoqiang Cai, 2013. "On Consensus of Group Decision Making with Interval Utility Values and Interval Preference Orderings," Group Decision and Negotiation, Springer, vol. 22(6), pages 997-1019, November.
    2. Zeshui Xu & Xiaoqiang Cai, 2012. "Minimizing Group Discordance Optimization Model for Deriving Expert Weights," Group Decision and Negotiation, Springer, vol. 21(6), pages 863-875, November.
    3. Zeshui Xu & Wei Zhou, 2017. "Consensus building with a group of decision makers under the hesitant probabilistic fuzzy environment," Fuzzy Optimization and Decision Making, Springer, vol. 16(4), pages 481-503, December.
    4. Sen Liu & Wei Yu & Ling Liu & Yanan Hu, 2019. "Variable weights theory and its application to multi-attribute group decision making with intuitionistic fuzzy numbers on determining decision maker’s weights," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(3), pages 1-21, March.

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