Yew-Kwang Ng

Ng's contributions to welfare biology,^[1][2][3] welfare economics,^[4][5] population ethics,^[6] the measurementethics of wellbeingexistential risk,^[7] the ethics of human extinction,^[8][9] the measurement of wellbeing,^[10] and the rehabilitation of utilitarianism^[11][12][13] make him a figure of central importance in the history of effective altruism.

1. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (1995) Towards welfare biology: evolutionary economics of animal consciousness and suffering, Biology and Philosophy, vol. 10, pp. 255–285.

2. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (2016) How welfare biology and commonsense may help to reduce animal suffering, Animal Sentience, vol. 7, pp. 1–10.

3. ^{^}

   Groff, Zach & Yew-Kwang Ng (2019) Does suffering dominate enjoyment in the animal kingdom? An update to welfare biology, Biology and Philosophy, vol. 34, pp. 1–16.

4. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (1979) Welfare Economics: Introduction and Development of Basic Concepts, London: Macmillan.

5. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (2004) Welfare Economics: Towards a More Complete Analysis, London: Palgrave Macmillan.

6. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (1989) What should we do about future generations? Impossibility of Parfit’s Theory X, Economics and Philosophy, vol. 5, pp. 235–253.

7. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (1997) A case for happiness, cardinalism, and interpersonal comparability, The Economic Journal, vol. 107, pp. 1848–1858.

8. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (1993) Should we be very cautious or extremely cautious on measures that may involve our destruction, Social Choice and Welfare, vol. 10, pp. 223–247.

9. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (2011) Consumption tradeoff vs. catastrophes avoidance: implications of some recent results in happiness studies on the economics of climate change, Climatic Change, vol. 105, pp. 109–127.

10. ^{^}

    Ng, Yew-Kwang (2016) The importance of global extinction in climate change policy, Global Policy, vol. 7, pp. 315–322.

11. ^{^}

    Ng, Yew-Kwang (1997) A case for happiness, cardinalism, and interpersonal comparability, The Economic Journal, vol. 107, pp. 1848–1858.

12. ^{^}

    Ng, Yew-Kwang & Peter Singer (1981) An argument for utilitarianism, Canadian Journal of Philosophy, vol. 11, pp. 229–239.

13. ^{^}

    Ng, Yew-Kwang (1990) Welfarism and utilitarianism: a rehabilitation, Utilitas, vol. 2, pp. 171–193.

14. ^{^}

    Ng, Yew-Kwang (2000) From separability to unweighted sum: a case for utilitarianism, Theory and Decision, vol. 49, pp. 229–312.

15. ^{^}

    Ng, Welfare Economics: Introduction and Development of Basic Concepts, p. vi.

16. ^{^}

    Ng, Yew-Kwang (2022) Happiness: Concept, Measurement and Promotion, Singapore: Springer.

Ng's welfare economics textbook is dedicated to "the welfare of all sentients."^[14] His latest book is Happiness—Concept, MeasureMeasurement and Promotion.^[15]

Ng's welfare economics textbook is dedicated to "the welfare of all sentients."^[14] His latest book is Happiness—Concept, Measure and Promotion.^[15]

1. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (1995) Towards welfare biology: evolutionary economics of animal consciousness and suffering, Biology and Philosophy, vol. 10, pp. 255–285.

2. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (2016) How welfare biology and commonsense may help to reduce animal suffering, Animal Sentience, vol. 7, pp. 1–10.

3. ^{^}

   Groff, Zach & Yew-Kwang Ng (2019) Does suffering dominate enjoyment in the animal kingdom? An update to welfare biology, Biology and Philosophy, vol. 34, pp. 1–16.

4. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (1979) Welfare Economics: Introduction and Development of Basic Concepts, London: Macmillan.

5. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (2004) Welfare Economics: Towards a More Complete Analysis, London: Palgrave Macmillan.

6. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (1989) What should we do about future generations? Impossibility of Parfit’s Theory X, Economics and Philosophy, vol. 5, pp. 235–253.

7. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (1997) A case for happiness, cardinalism, and interpersonal comparability, The Economic Journal, vol. 107, pp. 1848–1858.

8. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (1993) Should we be very cautious or extremely cautious on measures that may involve our destruction, Social Choice and Welfare, vol. 10, pp. 223–247.

9. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (2011) Consumption tradeoff vs. catastrophes avoidance: implications of some recent results in happiness studies on the economics of climate change, Climatic Change, vol. 105, pp. 109–127.

10. ^{^}

    Ng, Yew-Kwang (2016) The importance of global extinction in climate change policy, Global Policy, vol. 7, pp. 315–322.

11. ^{^}

    Ng, Yew-Kwang & Peter Singer (1981) An argument for utilitarianism, Canadian Journal of Philosophy, vol. 11, pp. 229–239.

12. ^{^}

    Ng, Yew-Kwang (1990) Welfarism and utilitarianism: a rehabilitation, Utilitas, vol. 2, pp. 171–193.

13. ^{^}

    Ng, Yew-Kwang (2000) From separability to unweighted sum: a case for utilitarianism, Theory and Decision, vol. 49, pp. 229–312.

14. ^{^}

    Ng, Welfare Economics: Introduction and Development of Basic Concepts, p. vi.

15. ^{^}

    Ng, Yew-Kwang (2022) Happiness: Concept, Measurement and Promotion, Singapore: Springer.

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Ng's contributions to welfare biology,^[1][2][3] welfare economics,^[4][5] population ethics,^[6] the measurement of wellbeing,^[7] the ethics of human extinction,^[7][8][9] the measurement of wellbeing^[10] and the rehabilitation of utilitarianism^[11][12][13] make him a figure of central importance in the history of effective altruism.

1. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (1995) Towards welfare biology: evolutionary economics of animal consciousness and suffering, Biology and Philosophy, vol. 10, pp. 255–285.

2. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (2016) How welfare biology and commonsense may help to reduce animal suffering, Animal Sentience, vol. 7, pp. 1–10.

3. ^{^}

   Groff, Zach & Yew-Kwang Ng (2019) Does suffering dominate enjoyment in the animal kingdom? An update to welfare biology, Biology and Philosophy, vol. 34, pp. 1–16.

4. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (1979) Welfare Economics: Introduction and Development of Basic Concepts, London: Macmillan.

5. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (2004) Welfare Economics: Towards a More Complete Analysis, London: Palgrave Macmillan.

6. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (1989) What should we do about future generations? Impossibility of Parfit’s Theory X, Economics and Philosophy, vol. 5, pp. 235–253.

7. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (1997) A case for happiness, cardinalism, and interpersonal comparability, The Economic Journal, vol. 107, pp. 1848–1858.

8. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (1993) Should we be very cautious or extremely cautious on measures that may involve our destruction, Social Choice and Welfare, vol. 10, pp. 223–247.

9. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (2011) Consumption tradeoff vs. catastrophes avoidance: implications of some recent results in happiness studies on the economics of climate change, Climatic Change, vol. 105, pp. 109–127.

10. ^{^}

    Ng, Yew-Kwang (2016) The importance of global extinction in climate change policy, Global Policy, vol. 7, pp. 315–322.

11. ^{^}

    Ng, Yew-Kwang (1997) A case for happiness, cardinalism, and interpersonal comparability, The Economic Journal, vol. 107, pp. 1848–1858.

12. ^{^}

    Ng, Yew-Kwang & Peter Singer (1981) An argument for utilitarianism, Canadian Journal of Philosophy, vol. 11, pp. 229–239.

13. ^{^}

    Ng, Yew-Kwang (1990) Welfarism and utilitarianism: a rehabilitation, Utilitas, vol. 2, pp. 171–193.

14. ^{^}

    Ng, Yew-Kwang (2000) From separability to unweighted sum: a case for utilitarianism, Theory and Decision, vol. 49, pp. 229–312.

15. ^{^}

    Ng, Welfare Economics: Introduction and Development of Basic Concepts, p. vi.

1. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (1995) Towards welfare biology: evolutionary economics of animal consciousness and suffering, Biology and Philosophy, vol. 10, pp. 255–285.

2. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (2016) How welfare biology and commonsense may help to reduce animal suffering, Animal Sentience, vol. 7, pp. 1–10.

3. ^{^}

   Groff, Zach & Yew-Kwang Ng (2019) Does suffering dominate enjoyment in the animal kingdom? An update to welfare biology, Biology and Philosophy, vol. 34, pp. 1–16.

4. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (1979) Welfare Economics: Introduction and Development of Basic Concepts, London: Macmillan.

5. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (2004) Welfare Economics: Towards a More Complete Analysis, London: Palgrave Macmillan.

6. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (1989) What should we do about future generations? Impossibility of Parfit’s Theory X, Economics and Philosophy, vol. 5, pp. 235–253.

7. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (1993) Should we be very cautious or extremely cautious on measures that may involve our destruction, Social Choice and Welfare, vol. 10, pp. 223–247.

8. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (2011) Consumption tradeoff vs. catastrophes avoidance: implications of some recent results in happiness studies on the economics of climate change, Climatic Change, vol. 105, pp. 109–127.

9. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (2016) The importance of global extinction in climate change policy, Global Policy, vol. 7, pp. 315–322.

10. ^{^}

    Ng, Yew-Kwang (1997) A case for happiness, cardinalism, and interpersonal comparability, The Economic Journal, vol. 107, pp. 1848–1858.

11. ^{^}

    Ng, Yew-Kwang & Peter Singer (1981) An argument for utilitarianism, Canadian Journal of Philosophy, vol. 11, pp. 229–239.

12. ^{^}

    Ng, Yew-Kwang (1990) Welfarism and utilitarianism: a rehabilitation, Utilitas, vol. 2, pp. 171–193.

13. ^{^}

    Ng, Yew-Kwang (2000) From separability to unweighted sum: a case for utilitarianism, Theory and Decision, vol. 49, pp. 229–312.

14. ^{^}

    Ng, Yew-Kwang (1979) Welfare Economics: Introduction and Development of Basic Concepts, London: Macmillan, p. vi.

Ng's contributions to welfare biology, ^[1][2][3] welfare economics,^[4][5] population ethics,^[6] the ethics of human extinction,^[7][8][9] the measurement of wellbeing^[10] and the rehabilitation of utilitarianism^[11][12][13] make him a figure of central importance in the history of effective altruism.

Ng's contributions to welfare biology, ^[1][2][3] welfare economics,^{global catastrophic risk[4][5]} population ethics,^[6] the ethics of human extinction,^[7][8][9] the measurement of wellbeing^[10] and the rehabilitation of utilitarianism^[11][12][13] make him a figure of central importance in the history of effective altruism.

Ng's welfare economics textbook is dedicated to "the welfare of all sentients." (Ng 1979: vi)^[14]

BibliographyFurther reading

Ng,Carpendale, Max (2015) Welfare biology as an extension of biology: interview with Yew-Kwang (1979) Welfare Economics: Introduction and Development of Basic ConceptsNg, London: Macmillan.Relations, vol. 3, pp. 197–202.

Ng, Yew-Kwang (2004)(2019) Welfare Economics: Towards a More Complete AnalysisGlobal extinction and animal welfare: two priorities for effective altruism, London: Palgrave Macmillan.Global Policy, vol. 10, pp. 258–266.

1. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (1995) Towards welfare biology: evolutionary economics of animal consciousness and suffering, Biology and Philosophy, vol. 10, pp. 255–285.

2. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (2016) How welfare biology and commonsense may help to reduce animal suffering, Animal Sentience, vol. 7, pp. 1–10.

3. ^{^}

   Groff, Zach & Yew-Kwang Ng (2019) Does suffering dominate enjoyment in the animal kingdom? An update to welfare biology, Biology and Philosophy, vol. 34, pp. 1–16.

4. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (1979) Welfare Economics: Introduction and Development of Basic Concepts, London: Macmillan.

5. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (2004) Welfare Economics: Towards a More Complete Analysis, London: Palgrave Macmillan.

6. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (1989) What should we do about future generations? Impossibility of Parfit’s Theory X, Economics and Philosophy, vol. 5, pp. 235–253.

7. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (1993) Should we be very cautious or extremely cautious on measures that may involve our destruction, Social Choice and Welfare, vol. 10, pp. 223–247.

8. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (2011) Consumption tradeoff vs. catastrophes avoidance: implications of some recent results in happiness studies on the economics of climate change, Climatic Change, vol. 105, pp. 109–127.

9. ^{^}

   Ng, Yew-Kwang (2016) The importance of global extinction in climate change policy, Global Policy, vol. 7, pp. 315–322.

10. ^{^}

    Ng, Yew-Kwang (1997) A case for happiness, cardinalism, and interpersonal comparability, The Economic Journal, vol. 107, pp. 1848–1858.

11. ^{^}

    Ng, Yew-Kwang & Peter Singer (1981) An argument for utilitarianism, Canadian Journal of Philosophy, vol. 11, pp. 229–239.

12. ^{^}

    Ng, Yew-Kwang (1990) Welfarism and utilitarianism: a rehabilitation, Utilitas, vol. 2, pp. 171–193.

13. ^{^}

    Ng, Yew-Kwang (2000) From separability to unweighted sum: a case for utilitarianism, Theory and Decision, vol. 49, pp. 229–312.

14. ^{^}

    Ng, Yew-Kwang (1979) Welfare Economics: Introduction and Development of Basic Concepts, London: Macmillan, p. vi.

Yew-Kwang Ng (born 7 August 1942) is a Malaysian economist. He is currently Special Chair Professor at Fudan University and Emeritus Professor at Monash University, and sits on the Board of Advisors of the Global Priorities Institute.

Yew-Kwang Ng (born 7 August 1942) is a Malaysian economist. He is currently Special Chair Professor at Fudan University and Emeritus Professor at Monash University.University, and sits on the Board of Advisors the Global Priorities Institute.

Wiblin, Robert & Keiran Harris (2018) Prof Yew-Kwang Ng is a visionary economist who anticipated many key ideas in effective altruism decades ago. Here’s his take on ethics and how to create a much happier world, 80,000 Hours, July 26.

Ng's welfare economics textbook is dedicated "to theto "the welfare of all sentients." (Ng 1979)1979: vi)

Ng's contributions to welfare biology, welfare economics, global catastrophic risk, the measurement of wellbeing and the rehabilitation of utilitarianism make him a figure of central importance in the history of effective altruism.

Ng's welfare economics textbook is dedicated "to the welfare of all sentients." (Ng 1979)

Bibliography

Ng, Yew-Kwang (1979) Welfare Economics: Introduction and Development of Basic Concepts, London: Macmillan.

Ng, Yew-Kwang (2004) Welfare Economics: Towards a More Complete Analysis, London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Wiblin, Robert & Keiran Harris (2018) Prof Yew-Kwang Ng is a visionary economist who anticipated many key ideas in effective altruism decades ago. Here’s his take on ethics and how to create a much happier world, 80,000 Hours, July 26.

Yew-Kwang Ng (born 7 August 1942) is a Malaysian economist. He is currently Special Chair Professor at Fudan University and Emeritus Professor at Monash University.