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09 April, 2019

Climate Change and Optimum Population

The Monist, Volume 102, Issue 1, pages: 42-65. doi.org/10.1093/monist/ony021 Abstract It is often claimed that reducing population size would be advantageous for climate change mitigation, on the ground

Type of publication: Journal articles | Greaves, Hilary
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22 January, 2018

Partha Dasgupta: Earth's Carrying Capacity and Optimum Global Population

Sir Partha Dasgupta, Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Cambridge. ABSTRACT In this lecture I study fertility choice in the face of socio-ecological constraints. I assume that when cho

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18 March, 2019

Completed: Population Growth and the Sustainable Development Goals

To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), several obstacles must be overcome. This planning project investigates an obstacle that is often neglected: population growth.

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11 January, 2022

Studies on climate ethics and future generations vol. 4

Working papers 2021:11-23 Joe Roussos & Paul Bowman (eds.) Democratic Representation of Future Generations and Population EthicsGustaf Arrhenius Global Justice and Future Generations: The Case of Sov

Type of publication: Working papers | Arrhenius, Gustaf , , Paul Bou-Habib, Serena Olsaretti, Edward A. Page, Henrik Andersson, Eric Brandstedt, Partha Dasgupta & S.J. Beard Finneron-Burns, Elizabeth , , Paul Bou-Habib, Serena Olsaretti, Edward A. Page, Henrik Andersson, Eric Brandstedt, Partha Dasgupta & S.J. Beard Campbell, Tim , , Paul Bou-Habib, Serena Olsaretti, Edward A. Page, Henrik Andersson, Eric Brandstedt, Partha Dasgupta & S.J. Beard Kolk, Martin , , Paul Bou-Habib, Serena Olsaretti, Edward A. Page, Henrik Andersson, Eric Brandstedt, Partha Dasgupta & S.J. Beard Mosquera, Julia , , Paul Bou-Habib, Serena Olsaretti, Edward A. Page, Henrik Andersson, Eric Brandstedt, Partha Dasgupta & S.J. Beard Duus-Otterström, Göran , , Paul Bou-Habib, Serena Olsaretti, Edward A. Page, Henrik Andersson, Eric Brandstedt, Partha Dasgupta & S.J. Beard Stefánsson, H. Orri , , Paul Bou-Habib, Serena Olsaretti, Edward A. Page, Henrik Andersson, Eric Brandstedt, Partha Dasgupta & S.J. Beard Roberts, Melinda A. , , Paul Bou-Habib, Serena Olsaretti, Edward A. Page, Henrik Andersson, Eric Brandstedt, Partha Dasgupta & S.J. Beard Herlitz, Anders , , Paul Bou-Habib, Serena Olsaretti, Edward A. Page, Henrik Andersson, Eric Brandstedt, Partha Dasgupta & S.J. Beard Bykvist, Krister , , Paul Bou-Habib, Serena Olsaretti, Edward A. Page, Henrik Andersson, Eric Brandstedt, Partha Dasgupta & S.J. Beard
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16 January, 2025
Optimism trap or optimism springboard?

Optimism trap or optimism springboard? Aspirations, educational trajectories, and early careers of youth with foreign-born parents

Young people in immigrant families have a markedly higher educational and occupational aspirations than others. This optimism has been regarded as something positive, but it seems it can also lead to a higher degree of failure. This project will take a closer look at the outcomes.

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04 September, 2020

Parfit and the economists: A contribution to the debate on the optimal population size

Revue de Métaphysique et de Morale, 102, 23-37 Abstract This paper presents Derek Parfit’s contribution to the debate on the optimal population size, as it has been developed by economists. Parfit’s des

Type of publication: Journal articles | Zuber, Stéphane
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11 September, 2020

Optimal Climate Policy and the Future of World Economic Development

World Bank Economic Review 33, 21-40 Abstract How much should the present generations sacrifice to reduce emissions today, in order to reduce the future harms of climate change? Within climate economics,

Type of publication: Journal articles | Spears, Dean , Budolfson, M., Dennig, F., Scovronick, N., Siebert, A., Fleurbaey, M. & Fabian Wagner
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11 November, 2021

The climate ethics program: "Interdisciplinary at its best"

"Innovative, ambitious, and extremely well managed." A mid-term evaluation of the research program Climate Ethics and future generations praises it for being interdisciplinary at its best. Riksbankens

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01 January, 2011

Optimal Opportunities for Ethnic Organisation and Political Integration? Comparing Stockholm with Other European Cities

Laura Morales and Marco Giugni (Eds.) Social Capital, Political Participation and Migration in Europe: Making Multicultural Democracy Work Pp. 115-139. Palgrave Macmillan. Abstract The overall question in

Type of publication: Chapters | Per Strömblad, Gunnar Myrberg, Bo Bengtsson
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21 June, 2023

Climate-friendly food-choice intentions among emerging adults: extending the theory of planned behavior with objective ambivalence, climate-change worry and optimism

Frontiers of Psychology, Sec. Environmental Psychology, vol. 14. Abstract Climate-friendly food choices are still relatively rarely addressed in studies investigating climate engagement, particularly am

Type of publication: Journal articles | Jylhä, Kirsti , , Ojala, M., Odisho, S. & A. Riise
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