Wealth and population growth under dynamic average utilitarianism

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 1-18

  Yamaguchi, Rintaro ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

dynamic average utilitarianism; genuine savings; inclusive wealth; population change; sustainable development; value of population

Indexed keywords

EID: 85034601326     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: 14694395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X17000274     Document Type: Article

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