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Each generation must live within its means
Of the 34 member economies of the OECD the UK has nearly the lowest levels of public and private savings. How worried should we be about this? Can and should our government do anything to stimulate a greater savings culture? And what does this lack... Read More »
Fair treatment of generations. An economist's perspective.
Yesterday marked the last event in our seminar series on Intergenerational Justice. The final presentation was made by Norwegian economist Geir Asheim from the University of Oslo and asked the question: 'Can generations be treated equally?'... Read More »
The Perfect Moral Storm
'In order for this presentation to work we must take for granted that climate change is a problem'. This is how Dr Ben Groom began the penultimate lecture in our seminar series on Intergenerational Justice. But what sort of problem is it? I... Read More »
Fertility rates and population predictions
Population shifts around the world will be one of the biggest drivers of change in the economy in the coming decades, but not every country is seeing a massive population boom. So explained in dizzying detail and comprehensive analysis one of the w... Read More »
To mitigate or not to mitigate...
Dr Simon Caney from the Department of Politics and International Relations gave a hugely popular lecture yesterday to a packed house at the Oxford Martin School. Focusing on the topic of climate change and intergenerational justice the talk was the... Read More »
Business as usual will destroy our planet
Our seminar series on intergenerational justice continued on Thursday 3 February with a presentation by Professor Henry Shue from the Department of Politics and International Relations here at Oxford. Titled 'A legacy of dangers: Climate failur... Read More »
It's not about the money?
Our seminar series on intergenerational justice continued yesterday with a presentation by Professor John O'Neill from the University of Manchester. Titled 'How can each generation live well within limits?', the talk addressed two key q... Read More »
Sorry Grandad, you're on your own...
Our seminar series on intergenerational justice began yesterday with a presentation on how best to manage the financial impact of an ageing population. The talk by Professor Peter Heller was titled 'Is the fiscal crisis forcing a rethink of our... Read More »
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