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The limit of discounted utilitarianism
Jonsson, Adam; Voorneveld, Mark - In: Theoretical Economics 13 (2018) 1, pp. 19-37
This paper presents an infinite-horizon version of intergenerational utilitarianism. By studying discounted … utilitarianism as the discount factor tends to one, we obtain a new welfare criterion: limit-discounted utilitarianism (LDU). We show …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012010018
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The limit of discounted utilitarianism
Jonsson, Adam; Voorneveld, Mark - 2014 - Date: March 21, 2014
This paper presents an infinite-horizon version of intergenerational utilitarianism that is both satisfactorily … complete and consistent. By studying discounted utilitarianism as the discount factor tends to one, we obtain a welfare … criterion --- limit-discounted utilitarianism --- that combines efficiency and the equal treatment of generations with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010258772
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Utilitarianism for infinite utility streams: summable differences and finite averages
Jonsson, Adam; Voorneveld, Mark - 2014 - Date: March 21, 2014
This paper provides axiomatic descriptions of social welfare relations, defined on infinite streams of utility, that are consistent with the utilitarian criterion on subsets where maximizing aggregate utility has a clear interpretation: the streams, or their differences, are summable. Besides...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010258774
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The Limit of Discounted Utilitarianism
Jonsson, Adam - 2013
This paper presents an infinite-horizon version of intergenerational utilitarianism that is both satisfactorily … complete and consistent. By studying discounted utilitarianism as the discount factor tends to one, a generalized criterion is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013078241
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The limit of discounted utilitarianism
Jonsson, Adam; Voorneveld, Mark - In: Theoretical economics : TE ; an open access journal in … 13 (2018) 1, pp. 19-37
This paper presents an infinite-horizon version of intergenerational utilitarianism. By studying discounted … utilitarianism as the discount factor tends to one, we obtain a new welfare criterion: limit-discounted utilitarianism (LDU). We show …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011855845
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The limit of discounted utilitarianism
Jonsson, Adam; Voorneveld, Mark - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 2014
This paper presents an infinite-horizon version of intergenerational utilitarianism. By studying discounted … utilitarianism as the discount factor tends to one, we obtain a welfare criterion --- limit-discounted utilitarianism (LDU) --- that … for limit-discounted utilitarianism is presented. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011188492
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The Ethics of Distribution in a Warming Planet
Roemer, John E. - 2013
ethically convincing justification, and that, only if one endorses utilitarianism as a good ethic. Recent work by Llavador …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012753146
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A utilitarian notion of responsibility for sustainability
Fünfgelt, Joachim; Baumgärtner, Stefan - 2012
We develop and formalize a utilitarian notion of responsibility for sustainability which is inspired by Singer's (1972 … welfare maximization, and Brundtland-sustainability. Using a two-generationsresource-model, we find the following …. Sustainability and responsibility for sustainability are equivalent if and only if sustainability is feasible. If it is not, there …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281771
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A utilitarian notion of responsibility for sustainability
Fuenfgelt, Joachim; Baumgaertner, Stefan - 2012
We develop and formalize a utilitarian notion of responsibility for sustainability which is inspired by Singer's (1972 …) principle and the Brundtland Commission?s notion of sustainability (WCED 1987). We relate this notion of responsibility to … welfare maximization, and Brundtland-sustainability. Using a two-generationsresource- model, we find the following …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010535180
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Ordering infinite utility streams comes at the cost of a non-Ramsey set
LAUWERS, Luc - Centrum voor Economische Studiën, Faculteit Economie … - 2009
The existence of a Paretian and finitely anonymous ordering in the set of infinite utility streams implies the existence of a non-Ramsey set (a nonconstructive object whose existence requires the axiom of choice). Therefore, each Paretian and finitely anonymous quasi-ordering either is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005503874