The malleability of undiscounted utilitarianism as a criterion of intergenerational justice

We show within three technological environments that any eﬃcient and non-decreasing allocation can be the unique optimum according to undiscounted utilitarianism for some choice of utility function. – Utilitarianism ; Intergenerational justice

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Year of publication:	2000
Authors:	Asheim, Geir B. ; Buchholz, Wolfgang
Publisher:	Oslo : University of Oslo, Department of Economics
Subject:	Zeitpräferenz \| Soziale Diskontrate \| Gerechtigkeit \| Generationenbeziehungen \| Theorie

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Series:	Memorandum ; 2000,37
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	324194552 [GVK] hdl:10419/63183 [Handle]
Classification:	D63 - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement ; Q32 - Exhaustible Resources and Economic Development
Source:	EconStor

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