23/10/2025 | 12:45

Maya Eden

(University of Zurich)

will give a presentation on

Fixed Point Utilitarianism (very preliminary)

Abstract

How should policymakers make decisions that affect the population trajectory? I propose a choice rule which reflects the goal of maximizing the sum of utilities of those people who will end up existing. This choice rule consists of a solution to a fixed point problem. I demonstrate the implications of this choice rule in a two-period macroeconomic model.