Survival, reproduction and congestion: The spaceship problem re-examined
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- Pierre-André Jouvet & Gregory Ponthiere, 2011. "Survival, reproduction and congestion: the spaceship problem re-examined," Journal of Bioeconomics, Springer, vol. 13(3), pages 233-273, October.
- Pierre-André Jouvet & Grégory Ponthière, 2010. "Survival, reproduction and congestion: The spaceship problem re-examined," Working Papers halshs-00564865, HAL.
- Pierre-André Jouvet & Grégory Ponthière, 2011. "Survival, reproduction and congestion: the spaceship problem re-examined," PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) halshs-00754509, HAL.
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Keywords
population ethics; utilitarianism; renewal; longevity; fertility; environmental congestion; natalité; longévité; éthique de la population; congestion environnementale;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
- Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth
- Q57 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Ecological Economics
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CIS-2011-02-19 (Confederation of Independent States)
- NEP-ENV-2011-02-19 (Environmental Economics)
- NEP-HEA-2011-02-19 (Health Economics)
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