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Using Utilitarian and Rawlsian Policies to Attract the Creative Class: A Tale of Two Cities

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  • Batabyal, Amitrajeet
  • Yoo, Seung Jick

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Consider an aggregate economy of two cities. We study the impact that the use of utilitarian and Rawlsian policies by these two cities has on their ability to attract members of the the creative class. We first focus on the case in which both cities adopt utilitarian policies. Second, we analyze the case where both cities implement Rawlsian policies. Third, we study the case where one city uses a Rawlsian policy but the other city pursues a utilitarian policy. Fourth, we compare the policy outcomes in the first and the third cases above and show that if one city switches to a Rawlsian or more egalitarian objective when the other city remains utilitarian, the aggregate economy becomes less egalitarian. Finally, we compare the second and the third cases above and demonstrate that if one city switches to a Rawlsian or more egalitarian objective when the other city remains Rawlsian, the aggregate economy becomes more egalitarian.

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  • Batabyal, Amitrajeet & Yoo, Seung Jick, 2019. "Using Utilitarian and Rawlsian Policies to Attract the Creative Class: A Tale of Two Cities," MPRA Paper 91827, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Keywords

    City; Creative Class; Egalitarian; Rawlsian; Utilitarian;
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    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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