Constraints and the measurement of freedom of choice

被引：10

作者：

Bavetta, S ^{[1
]}

Del Seta, M

机构：

[1] Univ Palermo, Ist Sci Finanziarie, I-90133 Palermo, Italy

[2] London Sch Econ, CPNSS, London WC2A 2AE, England

来源：

THEORY AND DECISION | 2001年 / 50卷 / 03期

关键词：

measures of liberty; freedom of choice; constraints; non-welfaristic foundations of normative economics; social choice theory;

D O I：

10.1023/A:1010384118394

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This paper introduces considerations about constraints in the construction of measures of an agent's freedom. It starts with motivating the exercise from both the philosophical and the informational point of view. Then it presents two rankings of opportunity sets based on information about the extent of options and the constraints that a decision maker faces. The first ranking measures freedom as variety of choice; the second as non-restrictedness in choice.

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页码：213 / 238

页数：26

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