title: Rawlsian optimal population size.
abstract: "In this paper, I examine the implications of the Rawlsian maximin criterion for optimal population size and intergenerational allocation of resource when fertility is endogenous.  I show that whenever children are better-off than their parents in laissez-faire, then the size of the population and parental bequests are also optimal according to the Rawlsian criterion....I  then show that by using proper price-based corrective policies, society can achieve a Rawlsian optimal allocation."
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Spiegel
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D004467:Economics; D005376:Financial Management; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011153:Population; D011156:Population Density; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D011640:Public Policy; D012106:Research; D012942:Social Sciences
keywords: Demographic Factors; Demography; Economic Factors; Financial Activities; Intergenerational Transfers; Mathematical Model; Microeconomic Factors; Models, Theoretical; Optimum Population; Policy; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Growth; Population Policy; Population Size; Population Theory; Research Methodology; Resource Allocation; Social Policy; Social Sciences; World