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Migration, openness and the global preconditions of "smart development"

Tausch, Arno; Heshmati, Almas - 2011

In this article, we present a first empirical reflection on 'smart development', its measurement, possible 'drivers' and 'bottlenecks'. We first provide cross-national data on how much ecological footprint is used in the nations of the world system to 'deliver' a given amount of democracy,...

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The environmental Kuznets curve and sustainability : a panel data analysis

Farhani, Sahbi; Mrizak, Sana; Chaibi, Anissa; Rault, … - 2014

In recent years, sustainability has represented one of the most important policy goals explored in the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) literature. But related hypotheses, performance measures and results continue to present a challenge. The present paper contributes to this ongoing literature...

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Sustainable and Smart Cities

Kahn, Matthew E. - 2017

This paper explores the challenges and opportunities that government officials face in designing coherent' rules of the game' for achieving urban sustainability during times of growth. Sustainability is judged by three criteria. The first involves elements of day-to-day quality of life, such as...

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Neo-humanism and COVID-19: opportunities for a socially and environmentally sustainable world

Sarracino, Francesco; O'Connor, Kelsey J. - 2021

A series of crises, culminating with COVID-19, shows that going "Beyond GDP" is urgently necessary. Social and environmental degradation are consequences of emphasizing GDP as a measure of progress. This degradation created the conditions for the COVID-19 pandemic and limited the efficacy of...

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Globalization and environment in India

Marjit, Sugata; Yu, Eden Siu-hung - 2018

growth and in turn benefits from the low pollution content of growth. This also calls for serious exploration of green … liberalization on other climatic aspects, such as water pollution and land salinity, with the help of large scientific databases. But … the fact remains that only through trade can countries replace the local production of pollution intensive goods with …

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Do retail investors value environmental impact? : a lab-in-the-field experiment with crowdfunders

Siemroth, Christoph; Hornuf, Lars - 2021

Are investors willing to give up a higher return if the investment generates positive environmental impact? We investigate this question with a decision experiment among crowdfunders, where they choose between a higher return or environmental impact. Overall, 65% of investors choose...

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Strategic approaches to CO2 emissions : the case of the cement industry and of the chemical industry

Arjaliès, Diane Laure; Goubet, Cécile; Ponssard, … - 2014

The ability of companies to turn an environmental constraint into a source of strategic opportunities is a controversial topic in published research. The article, which is based on a comparative study of the CO2 emission reduction strategies implemented by the cement and chemical industries,...

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The international organization of production in the regulatory void

Herkenhoff, Philipp; Krautheim, Sebastian - 2018

Over the last decades, the internationalization of the value chain has allowed firms to exploit cross-country differences in environmental and labor regulation (and enforcement) in ways that have led to a large number of NGO campaigns and consumer boycotts criticizing "unethical" practices. How...

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Supply theory sans profit-maximization

Dasgupta, Indraneel - 2009

We utilize the analytical construct of a stochastic supply function to provide an aggregate representation of a finite collection of standard deterministic supply functions. We introduce a consistency postulate for a stochastic supply function that may be satisfied even if no underlying...

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Resource allocation and firm scope

Friebel, Guido (contributor); Raith, Michael (contributor) - 2006

We develop a theory of firm scope in which integrating two firms into one facilitates the allocation of resources, but leads to weaker incentives for effort, compared with non-integration. Our theory makes minimal assumptions about the underlying agency problem. Moreover, the benefits and costs...

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