Sustainable Welfare and Intergenerational Equity : A Social Choice Perspective

• Project/Area Number: 21530163
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Economic theory
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: SHINOTSUKA Tomoichi 筑波大学, 人文社会系, 教授 (40235552)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
• Budget Amount: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
• Keywords: 持続可能性 / 福祉 / 世代間衡平性 / 社会的選択 / 無限効用流列 / 合理的選択 / 評価順序の連続性 / 選好の連続性 / マッキー位相 / 世代の連続体 / 社会選択

Research Abstract

The normative requirement of sustainability has gained enormous popularity all over the world. Sustainability problems are closely related to the issues associated with intergenerational equity. We explored the logical implications of requiring sustainability by studying intergenerational equity from a social choice perspective. We proposed and axiomatized a new social evaluation relation, which could help us identify the guidelines for implementing intergenerational equity. We also discussed intergenerational equity in a continuous generation model.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Equity and Continuity with a Continuum of Generations (2011)
  • Author(s): Tomoichi Shinotsuka
  • Journal Title: 東京経済大学会誌 Volume: 第271号
  • NAID: 40005212537
• [Journal Article] Equity and Continuity with a Continuum of Generations (2011)
  • Author(s): Tomoichi Shinotsuka
  • Journal Title: 東京経大学会誌-経済学- Volume: 271 Pages: 43-51
  • NAID: 40005212537
• [Presentation] Intergenerational Equity and Consensus among Generations (2009)
  • Author(s): Yoshio Kamijo, Kohei Kamaga, and Tomoichi Shinotsuka
  • Organizer: presented at Logic, Game Theory and Social Choice 6
  • Place of Presentation: つくば研究交流センター(茨城県)
  • Year and Date: 2009-08-29
• [Presentation] Intergenerational equity and consensus among generations (2009)
  • Author(s): 釜賀浩平
  • Organizer: Logic, Game Theory, and Social Choice 6
  • Place of Presentation: 筑波大学
  • Year and Date: 2009-08-29
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