Abstract
We investigate the problem of constructing a Pareto-efficient social welfare function that respects individual rights when preferences are defined over the location of a public facility. Restricting individual preferences to be either single-peaked or single-dipped, we find necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a Pareto-efficient social welfare function that respects individual rights.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 265-283 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Journal of Mathematical Economics |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Domain restriction
- Sen's theorem
- Spatial rights