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De verdeling van inkomen en macht

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In this paper it is assumed that individual welfare depends on the individual's income and that social welfare functions are of the Harsanyi-type: a weighted average of individual welfare. Individual welfare functions are specified according to empirical findings by Kapteyn, Van Praag*.

Assuming that the Dutch income distribution maximizes a social welfare function one can estimate the distribution of weights over the individuals. This is called the power distribution. Since each observer applies his own individual welfare function when estimating the individual welfare of his compatriots, the perceived power distribution varies with the observer.

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  1. B. M. S. Van Praag
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Dit artikel is een licht gewijzigde versie van de oratie uitgesproken op 14 februari 1975 bij de aanvaarding van het ambt van gewoon hoogleraar in de Westerse Economie aan de Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden. De auteur is voor een aantal waardevolle verbeteringen in deze versie veel dank verschuldigd aan de redacteuren Prof. Dr. F. J. de Jong en Dr. S. K. Kuipers. De a uteur is echter alleen verantwoordelijk voor de inhoud van dit artikel.

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Van Praag, B.M.S. De verdeling van inkomen en macht. De Economist 123, 147–163 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02078435

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