A soul's view of the optimal population problem

DOI10.1016/j.mathsocsci.2021.03.005zbMath1471.91143OpenAlexW3139331008MaRDI QIDQ2236203

Matthias Doepke, David de la Croix

Publication date: 22 October 2021

Published in: Mathematical Social Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: http://www.nber.org/papers/w28554.pdf

zbMATH Keywords

utilitarianismpopulation ethicsendogenous discountingrepugnant conclusionreincarnation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Mathematical geography and demography (91D20) Welfare economics (91B15)

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