The Present Value of the Distant Future in the Early-Modern Past (2013) [pdf]

It's not clear to what extent one should respect distribution instructions on such a document, but note that the first line post-title is:

> VERY PRELIMINARY DRAFT – PLEASE DO NOTE CITE OR CIRCULATE WITHOUT PERMISSION (APRIL 2013)

(I'm still going to have a look, though, because, despite more or less understanding the individual chunks of the title, I cannot manage to assemble them into a whole that makes sense to me.)

Another way to discount future consequences is to apply different weights to them using a sound multicriteria value measurement method. This procedure also allows you to value differently distinct improvements in the future consequences based on the time they occur