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Putting costs and benefits of ordeals together

Herlitz, Anders LU (2021) In Economics and Philosophy 37(1). p.37-49
Abstract
This paper addresses how to think about the permissibility of introducing deadweight costs (so-called 'ordeals') on candidate recipients of goods in order to attain better outcomes. The paper introduces some distinctions between different kinds of value dimensions that should be taken into account when such judgements are made and draws from the literature on comparisons across different value dimensions in order to canvas what sort of situations one might arguably face when evaluating ordeals. In light of the distinctions drawn and the possibilities canvassed, the paper proceeds to outline what circumstances indicate which of the possible situations one is in.
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Economics and Philosophy
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37
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1
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37 - 49
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Cambridge University Press
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ISSN
0266-2671
DOI
10.1017/S0266267120000097
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English
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