Presentation

Classical social welfare analysis is focused on humans and considers non-human species only insofar as they contribute to human well-being. The philosophical foundations of this anthropocentric approach are however contestable : why should humans be the only source of value? Intrinsic values of nature are increasingly being recognized in ecosystem assessments, but a framework to guide decision-making regarding trade-offs between these values remains elusive.

This presentation and subsequent discussion will focus on whether and how the main methods for social welfare analysis in economics can be extended to measure and compare well-being across species.

Programm

5:30 pm : Intervention of Marc Fleurbaey, Economist, Professor at the Paris School of Economics (PSE), Director of Research at the CNRS, and Director of the CERES at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris. His research interests include social welfare analysis, social choice theory and climate economics

7:30 pm : End

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