" This conference will be the third in a series. The first was funded by the Becker-Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago in 2014, and the second was at the Harvard Business School. Videos and papers from the previous conferences can be found at https://bfi.uchicago.edu/events/normative-ethics-and-welfare-economics and https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/conferences/2016-newe/Pages/schedule.aspx
Here's the program:
Friday, October 26, 2018
8:15-8:45 Breakfast
8:45-9:00 Opening Remarks
Benjamin Lockwood, University of Pennsylvania
Itai Sher, University of Massachusetts Amherst
9:00-10:30 Session 1: Ethics and Economics of Climate Change
Dale Jamieson, New York University
Christian Traeger, University of Oslo
Discussant: Arthur Van Benthem, University of Pennsylvania
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-12:30 Session 2: Normative Uncertainty and Normative Diversity
Stefan Riedener, University of Zurich (Paper)
Itai Sher, University of Massachusetts Amherst (Paper)
Discussant: Christian Tarsney, University of Groningen
12:30-2:00 Lunch
2:00-3:30 Session 3: Preferences for Redistribution and Moral Psychology
Raymond Fisman, Boston University (Paper)
Fiery Cushman, Harvard University (Paper)
Discussant: Geoffrey Goodwin, University of Pennsylvania
3:30-4:00 Break
4:00-5:30 Session 4: Poverty, Inequality, and Health
Martin Ravallion, Georgetown University (Paper)
Jennifer Prah Ruger, University of Pennsylvania (Paper)
Discussant: Mark Pauly, University of Pennsylvania
5:30-6:30 Break
6:30-9:00 Conference Dinner (for speakers and discussants)
Saturday, October 27, 2018.
8:30-9:00 Breakfast
9:00-10:30 Session 5: Behavioral Welfare Economics and Paternalism
Benjamin Lockwood, University of Pennsylvania (Paper)
Erik Angner, Stockholm University
Discussant: Douglas Mackay, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-12:30 Session 6: Algorithms, Data and the Public Good
Rakesh Vohra, University of Pennsylvania (Paper)
Helen Nissenbaum, Cornell University
Discussant: Daniel Singer, University of Pennsylvania
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1:30-3:00 Session 7: Happiness and Social Welfare
Kristen Cooper, Gordon College
Dan Haybron, Saint Louis University (Paper)
Discussant: Alex Rees-Jones, University of Pennsylvania
3:00-3:30 Break
3:30-5:00 Closing Panel
Ruth Chang, Rutgers University
Joel Sobel, University of California, San Diego
John Broome, University of Oxford
Steven Sheffrin, Tulane University
Moderator: Amy Sepinwall, University of Pennsylvania
"This conference is divided into seven main sessions, each devoted to a different normative question. In each session, both economic and philosophical perspectives will be presented, and ample time will be provided for audience discussion. The conference will close with a distinguished panel of economists and philosophers, who will discuss the themes raised by the conference."
Here's the program:
Friday, October 26, 2018
8:15-8:45 Breakfast
8:45-9:00 Opening Remarks
Benjamin Lockwood, University of Pennsylvania
Itai Sher, University of Massachusetts Amherst
9:00-10:30 Session 1: Ethics and Economics of Climate Change
Dale Jamieson, New York University
Christian Traeger, University of Oslo
Discussant: Arthur Van Benthem, University of Pennsylvania
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-12:30 Session 2: Normative Uncertainty and Normative Diversity
Stefan Riedener, University of Zurich (Paper)
Itai Sher, University of Massachusetts Amherst (Paper)
Discussant: Christian Tarsney, University of Groningen
12:30-2:00 Lunch
2:00-3:30 Session 3: Preferences for Redistribution and Moral Psychology
Raymond Fisman, Boston University (Paper)
Fiery Cushman, Harvard University (Paper)
Discussant: Geoffrey Goodwin, University of Pennsylvania
3:30-4:00 Break
4:00-5:30 Session 4: Poverty, Inequality, and Health
Martin Ravallion, Georgetown University (Paper)
Jennifer Prah Ruger, University of Pennsylvania (Paper)
Discussant: Mark Pauly, University of Pennsylvania
5:30-6:30 Break
6:30-9:00 Conference Dinner (for speakers and discussants)
Saturday, October 27, 2018.
8:30-9:00 Breakfast
9:00-10:30 Session 5: Behavioral Welfare Economics and Paternalism
Benjamin Lockwood, University of Pennsylvania (Paper)
Erik Angner, Stockholm University
Discussant: Douglas Mackay, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-12:30 Session 6: Algorithms, Data and the Public Good
Rakesh Vohra, University of Pennsylvania (Paper)
Helen Nissenbaum, Cornell University
Discussant: Daniel Singer, University of Pennsylvania
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1:30-3:00 Session 7: Happiness and Social Welfare
Kristen Cooper, Gordon College
Dan Haybron, Saint Louis University (Paper)
Discussant: Alex Rees-Jones, University of Pennsylvania
3:00-3:30 Break
3:30-5:00 Closing Panel
Ruth Chang, Rutgers University
Joel Sobel, University of California, San Diego
John Broome, University of Oxford
Steven Sheffrin, Tulane University
Moderator: Amy Sepinwall, University of Pennsylvania
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