Evaluating intergenerational risks

Evaluating intergenerational risks: Probability adjusted rank-discounted utilitarianism∗

Climate policies have stochastic consequences that involve a great number of generations. This calls for evaluating social risk (what kind of societies will future people be born into) rather than individual risk (what will happen to people during their own lifetimes). As a response we propose and axiomatize probability adjusted rank-discounted critical-level generalized utilitarianism (PARDCLU...

Intergenerational Risks of Criminal Involvement and Incarceration

1 I am grateful for funding support for this project received from the Russell Sage Foundation. This study benefited from exceptional research assistance provided by Claudia Sitgraves. This was prepared for the NYU Law/Public Policy Colloquium and portions for inclusion as a Book Chapter in the edited volume, The Increasing Prison Population in the United States: What has it done for us and wha...

Evaluating software project portfolio risks

Like any other business, software development organizations try to maximize their profits and minimize their risks. Such risks represent the uncertain events and conditions that may prevent enterprises from reaching their goals. This possibility has turned risk management into a major concern, not only for project managers but also for executive officers involved with strategic objectives. In t...

The intergenerational transmission of divorce risks in France

Since the early 1970's, research has been done on the negative effects of divorce on children’s well-being and the intergenerational transmission of divorce risks in the USA. Especially the public opinion in the United States has been one of enormous concern for the effects on children, since divorce rates have developed strongly, and are still significantly higher than in any other country in ...

Benefits and Risks of Intergenerational Program Participation by Senior Citizens