-- Chapter 2: Welfare (well-faring) economics as a theory of what is right and wrong—my take -- chapter 3: Could economicus be … moral philosophers are not welfare consequentialists, so what are they? -- Chapter 11: A primer on welfare economics vs …. other ethics -- Chapter 12: A bit more on welfare economics, external effects, and interpersonal comparisons of WB …

that the welfare functions traditionally used in climate economics are ill-equipped to deal with climate catastrophes in … which population size changes. Drawing on recent work in population ethics I propose an alternative welfare framework with … normatively desirable properties, which has the effect of dampening the contribution of catastrophes to welfare. …

of the Welfare State. However, while these theories may be suited for explaining the development of public insurance or … theories, such as inequality-averse social welfare functions or fairness criteria. It is shown how both approaches can be … incorporation of individuals' altruistic feelings in social welfare functions. …

to avoid losses. In this paper, we provide the first welfare analysis under reference-dependent preferences. We decompose … the welfare impact of changes in reference points and prices into direct and behavioral effects, and describe how these … grounded in common empirical findings, we find that lowering reference points robustly improves welfare, while the welfare …