Utilitarianism and Welfarism

By Amartya Sen. 1979

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Prediction-Based Decisions and Fairness: A Catalogue of Choices, Assumptions, and Definitions (2018, background): “This assumption resembles beliefs from utilitarianism, which represents social welfare as a sum of individual utilities, allowing for the uneven distribution of benefits to different individuals (and different groups) as long as overall utility is maximized [148, 153].”
The Concept of Subjective Well-being in Housing Research (2017, unknown): “Taylor et al. (2006) used the BHPS and found that having housing payment problems and entering mortgage arrears had a negative effect on mental health (measured by GHQ). The effect was stronger among homeowners than tenants, and was independent of financial hardship more generally. Similarly, Bentle”
A theory of sequential reciprocity (2004, unknown): “See Sen (1979) for a critical discussion.”
Social welfare functionals and interpersonal comparability (2002, background): “Information of this nature may be indirectly based on other people’s behavior, but Sen (1979) recognizes that one cannot rely on commonly accepted inference procedures.”
What is Sustainability Economics (2010, unknown): “7 The liberal premise of modern economics that individual preferences cannot be criticized but are to be accepted when formulating individual-based societal goals, can be challenged on ethical grounds (e.g. Sen, 1979, 1999; Hausman and McPherson, 2006).”
The Ability to go about Without Shame: A Proposal for Internationally Comparable Indicators of Shame and Humiliation (2007, unknown): “6 Sen (1979, 1985b, 1987, 1993b, 2002).”