Population ethics and intergenerational equity

• Project/Area Number: 19600001
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: 世代間衡平性
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: SHINOTSUKA Tomoichi University of Tsukuba, 大学院・人文社会科学研究科, 教授 (40235552)
• Project Period (FY): 2007 – 2008
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2008)
• Budget Amount: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2007: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
• Keywords: 人口倫理学 / 世代間衡平性 / 反直観的な結論 / 非常に反直観的な結論 / 世代間の非家父長的利他主義 / 効用の家父長的表現

Research Abstract

人口を変数とみなして世代間衡平性の厚生経済学を研究する。非常に反直観的な結論などの望ましくない帰結を回避するためには,効用の臨界水準を正に設定した上で,臨界水準にもとづく一般化された功利主義によって経済状態を評価すべきことが示された。現在世代の利益と将来世代の利益が家父長的な利他主義によって関連する場合に生ずる全世代の効用関数の間の相互依存関係を研究し,未解決であったレイの表現問題を解いた。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] "Remarks on Population Ethics" in Prasanta K. Pattanaik, Koichi Tadenuma, Yongsheng Xu and Naoki Yoshihara(eds.) (2008)
  • Author(s): Shinotsuka, T
  • Journal Title: Rational Choice and Social Welfare : Theory and Applications, Springer Pages: 35-41
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Interdependent Utility Functions in an Intergenerational Context (2008)
  • Author(s): Shinotsuka, T
  • Journal Title: Advances in Mathematical Economics 11 Pages: 147-155
  • NAID: 40005212580
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Interdependent Utility Functions in an Intergenerational Context (2008)
  • Author(s): Tomoichi Shinotsuka
  • Journal Title: Advances in Mathematical Economics 11 Pages: 147-155
  • NAID: 40005212580
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] "Remarks on Population Ethics"
  • Author(s): Tomoichi Shinotsuka
  • Journal Title: Rational Choice and Social Welfare: Theory and Applications 2008 Pages: 35-41
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] International Symposium on Choice (2008)
  • Author(s): Shinotsuka, T
  • Organizer: Rationality and Intergenerational Equity
  • Place of Presentation: 早稲田大学
  • Year and Date: 2008-09-09
• [Presentation] A note on the evaluation of infinite utility streams (2008)
  • Author(s): 篠塚友一
  • Organizer: International Symposium on Choice, Rationality and Intergenerational Equity
  • Place of Presentation: 早稲田大学
  • Year and Date: 2008-09-09