A Dictator Is Most Likely to

question 43

Multiple Choice

A dictator is most likely to

• A) adopt a Rawlsian social welfare function.
• B) maximize her own utility.
• C) place equal weight on everyone's utility function.
• D) have nontransitive preferences.

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Wilhelm Wundt

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