An edition of Risk-adjusted gamma discounting (2009)

Risk-adjusted gamma discounting

Risk-adjusted gamma discounting
Martin L. Weitzman, Martin L. ...
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An edition of Risk-adjusted gamma discounting (2009)

Risk-adjusted gamma discounting

"It is widely recognized that the economics of distant-future events, like climate change, is critically dependent upon the choice of a discount rate. Unfortunately, it is unclear how to discount distant-future events when the future discount rate itself is unknown. In previous work, an analytically-tractable approach called "gamma discounting" was proposed, which gave a declining discount rate schedule as a simple closed-form function of time. This paper extends the previous gamma approach by using a Ramsey optimal growth model, combined with uncertainty about future productivity, in order to "risk adjust" all probabilities by marginal utility weights. Some basic numerical examples are given, which suggest that the overall effect of risk-adjusted gamma discounting on lowering distant-future discount rates may be significant. The driving force is a "fear factor" from risk aversion to permanent productivity shocks representing catastrophic future states of the world"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.

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Risk-adjusted gamma discounting
2009, National Bureau of Economic Research
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Title from PDF file as viewed on 12/29/2009.

Includes bibliographical references.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Cambridge, MA
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NBER working paper series -- working paper 15588, Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) -- working paper no. 15588.

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HB1

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OL23998208M
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2009655839

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