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Welfare Economics: Towards a More Complete Analysis

Welfare Economics

Towards a More Complete Analysis

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Published: April 2004
ISBN: 978-0-333-97121-5
ISBN-10: 0-333-97121-3
Trim: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches
416 pages

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Biography

About The Author

Yew-Kwang Ng

Yew-Kwang Ng is Personal Chair in Economics, Monash University, Australia.

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Yew-Kwang Ng is Personal Chair in Economics, Monash University, Australia.

Introduction * Pareto Optimality * The Direction of Welfare Change: Welfare Criteria * The Magnitude of Welfare Change: Consumer Surplus * Social Choice * The Optimal Distribution of Income * Externality * Public Goods * First, Second, or Third Best? * Beyond Marginal Analysis: Perspectives from an Inframarginal Analysis of Division of Labour * From Preferences to Happiness * Conclusion: Towards a Complete Study of Welfare?

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