Strong Anonymity and Infinite Streams
6 Pages Posted: 3 Jan 2012
Date Written: December 1, 2011
Abstract
The extended rank-discounted utilitarian social welfare order introduced and axiomatized by Stéphane Zuber and Geir B. Asheim satisfies strong anonymity (J. Econ. Theory (2011)). We question the appropriateness of strong anonymity in the context of a countably infinite sequence of subsequent generations. A modified criterion that is incomplete and satisfies finite anonymity is presented.
Keywords: intergenerational equity, discounted utilitarianism
JEL Classification: D63, H43, Q56
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