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The Ethics of Intertemporal Distribution in a Warming Planet

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  • John Roemer, 2011. "The Ethics of Intertemporal Distribution in a Warming Planet," Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer;European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 48(3), pages 363-390, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:enreec:v:48:y:2011:i:3:p:363-390
    DOI: 10.1007/s10640-010-9414-1
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    Keywords

    Climate change; Global warming; Intertemporal optimization; Social discount rate; Discounted utilitarianism; Rawlsian justice; Sustainability; D63; D90; H43;
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    JEL classification:

    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • D90 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - General
    • H43 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Project Evaluation; Social Discount Rate

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