If there is a non-trivial possibility that a zero discount rate is correct, then the case with a zero discount rate dominates expected value calculations. See https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/weitzman/files/why_far-distant_future.pdf
You’re right. I had been thinking only about the mean on the distribution over discount rates, not the number of affected beings. Thanks :-)
If there is a non-trivial possibility that a zero discount rate is correct, then the case with a zero discount rate dominates expected value calculations. See https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/weitzman/files/why_far-distant_future.pdf
You’re right. I had been thinking only about the mean on the distribution over discount rates, not the number of affected beings. Thanks :-)