The question of optimal population size is investigated for three alternative social welfare functions: (1) the total utility of the present and future generations (Benthamite), (2) the average utility (Millian), and (3) the individual utility of a member

We provide a concise overview of time series analysis in the time and frequency domains, with lots of references for further reading.

This paper explores the econometric implications of learning behavior. In an illustrative model the government maximizes the discounted sum of tax revenues subject to the constraint imposed by a Laffer curve involving a parameter initially not perfectly known but about which Bayesian learning...