Discounting and Intergenerational Equity - Couverture rigide

Weyant, John P.; Portney, Paul R.

 
9780915707898: Discounting and Intergenerational Equity

Synopsis

This landmark book argues that methods reasonable for measuring gains and losses for a generation into the future may not be appropriate when applied to a longer span of time. Paul Portney and John Weyant have assembled some of the world's foremost economists to reconsider the purpose, ethical implications, and application of discounting in light of recent research and current policy concerns. First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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À propos de l?auteur

Paul R. Portney is president and a senior fellow of Resources for the Future.

John P. Weyant is director of the Energy Modeling Forum at Stanford University.

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