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Fundamental utilitarianism and intergenerational equity with extinction discounting

Research article

by Nicholas Stern

on 23 January, 2020

Ramsey famously condemned discounting “future enjoyments” as “ethically indefensible”. Suppes enunciated an equity criterion which, when social choice is utilitarian,... Read more

Climate policy under sustainable discounted utilitarianism

Research article

by Simon Dietz

on 20 May, 2012

Abstract Empirical evaluation of policies to mitigate climate change has been largely confined to the application of discounted utilitarianism (DU).... Read more

Climate policy under sustainable discounted utilitarianism

by Simon Dietz

on 1 March, 2011

Working Paper 42 Abstract Empirical evaluation of policies to mitigate climate change has been largely confined to the application of... Read more