The Journal of Economic Studies and Policies

The Journal of Economic Studies and Policies

Investigation of Sen Social Welfare in IRAN: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 PhD student in the Faculty of Economics, Mazandaran University
2 Master student of the Faculty of Economics, University of Tehran
Abstract
Income distribution and economic welfare always have been considered by economists and politicians. Therefore, many different measures have been established for their surveys. Rawls and Sen are the most famous scientists that have taken great steps in this field. In this essay, to investigate Iran social welfare, first we reviewed social welfare functions and then applied Sen. Social welfare function for Iran data from 1370 to 1383. In spite of problems in calculation of qualitative indexes, we found that Iran social welfare have increased in this period. 
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