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Is the Veil of Ignorance Transparent?

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  • Giraud, Gaël
  • Renouard, Cécile

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Les théories de la justice, au sens de Rawls et de Harsanyi, affirment que des personnes animées d'un esprit d'équité, devraient aspirer à opérer des choix engageant leur société comme si elles étaient placées dans la position originelle, c'est-à-dire derrière un voile d'ignorance qui les empêche de connaître leur position sociale. Ce papier propose un cadre très simple où les préférences en face du voile d'ignorance (c'est-à-dire confrontées aux situations de risque quotidiennes) sont entièrement déductibles des préférences éthiques, derrière le voile. De plus, à l'opposé des conclusions de Kariv et Zame (2009), le contraire est faux dans bien des situations : les décisions éthiques ne peuvent pas être déduites des décisions économiques. Ceci, non seulement réhabilite les théories distributives de la justice, mais encore prouve que la théorie classique de la décision ne saurait être exonérée d'un questionnement éthique.

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  • Giraud, Gaël & Renouard, Cécile, 2011. "Is the Veil of Ignorance Transparent?," OEconomia, Editions NecPlus, vol. 2011(02), pages 239-258, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:nec:oecono:v:2011:y:2011:i:02:p:239-258_01
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    1. İbrahim Erdem SEÇİLMİŞ, 2014. "Seniority: A Blessing or A Curse? The Effect of Economics Training on the Perception of Distributive Justice," Sosyoekonomi Journal, Sosyoekonomi Society, issue 22(22).

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    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement

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