Intergenerational equity, efficiency, and constructibility

Economic Theory

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 227-242

  Lauwers, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Axiom of Choice; Chichilnisky's criterion; Intergenerational justice; Overtaking; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855983477     PISSN: 09382259     EISSN: 14320479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00199-011-0603-0     Document Type: Article

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