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2 marks, −1MicroeconomicsWelfare economics and social choiceSocial welfare functions and social choiceModerateabout 1 min
JNU SIS 2016 Question 30: Welfare economics and social choice
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This question is on Social welfare functions and social choice, part of Welfare economics and social choice in Microeconomics.
Combining individual preferences into social judgements, and the limits of doing so.
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