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JUSTICE | RESOURCE ALLOCATION

Published on Nov 19, 2015

How to do justice.

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

JUSTICE | RESOURCE ALLOCATION

THEORY AND PRACTICE

THREE STORIES

wall street | on a boat | cigarettes
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WALL STREET

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WALL STREET

  • 2008: 10 trillion lost
  • $700 billion bailout
  • AIG bonuses: $150M
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WALL STREET

  • Objection: Greed or failure?
  • US CEO = 344x average US worker
  • Justice: Welfare, virtue and freedom
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ON A BOAT

  • Consequences vs. duties & rights
  • Utilitarianism - maximize welfare
  • Inescapable even on grounds of egalitarianism?
  • Is torture ever justified?

CIGARETTES

CIGARETTES

  • Philip Morris cost-benefit analysis
  • Death: $
  • Individual v. society

THE VALUE OF LIFE

  • Lawsuit vs. recall
  • USG: 1 life = $6M
  • 65mph vs. 55 mph

PIH Case Study

hiv & malaria | decision making | cost effectiveness
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OPTION 1

  • HIV healthcare delivery
  • $500 per person
  • 1000 enrollees
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OPTION 2

  • Malaria prevention
  • $100 per person
  • 3000 people reached
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COST-EFFECTIVENESS I

  • 1st part of ratio: cost
  • 2nd part of ratio: DALY
  • Disability weight: 1(healthy!) ... 0(dead!)
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COST-EFFECTIVENESS II

  • Duration - 80 year ceiling
  • HIV Example:
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