Browsing by Author "Falniowski, Fryderyk"

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    • A class of proximity-sensitive measures of relative deprivation 

      Stark, Oded; Bielawski, Jakub; Falniowski, Fryderyk (2017-09)
      We introduce a new class of generalized measures of relative deprivation. The class takes the form of a power mean of order <em>p</em> . A characteristic of the class is that depending on the value of the proximity-sensitive ...

    • Consensus income distribution 

      Stark, Oded; Falniowski, Fryderyk; Jakubek, Marcin (2016-11)
      In determining the optimal redistribution of a given population’s income, we ask which factor is more important: the social planner’s aversion to inequality, embedded in an isoelastic social welfare function indexed by a ...

    • Measuring income inequality in social networks 

      Stark, Oded; Bielawski, Jakub; Falniowski, Fryderyk (2023-10)
      We present a new index for measuring income inequality in networks. The index is based on income comparisons made by the members of a network who are linked with each other by direct social connections. To model the ...

    • Reconciling the Rawlsian and the utilitarian approaches to the maximization of social welfare 

      Stark, Oded; Jakubek, Marcin; Falniowski, Fryderyk (2014-01)
      Under a deadweight loss of tax and transfer, there is tension between the optimal policy choices of a Rawlsian social planner and a utilitarian social planner. However, when with a weight greater than a certain critical ...