Deriving Harsanyi’s Utilitarianism from De Finetti’s Book-Making Argument
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Keywords
book-making argument; policy independence; utilitarianism; D60; D71; D81;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D60 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - General
- D71 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations
- D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
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