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Optimal Growth, Coordination and Sustainability in the Spatial Economy

van den Bergh, Jeroen C.J.M.; Nijkamp, Peter - 1997

in an a-spatial context. Traditional neoclassical growth theory following Solow/Swan has mainly addressed questions about …-term sustainability, and take account of the positive technological and negative environmental dynamic externalities. …

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Evolutionary Theories in Environmental and Resource Economics: Approaches and Applications

van den Bergh, Jeroen C.J.M.; Gowdy, John M. - 1998

Recent advances in evolutionary theory have important implications for environmental economics. A short overview is … examination of potential uses ofevolutionary theories in specific areas of environmental economics,including sustainability and …

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Combining Predictive Densities Using Nonlinear Filtering with Applications to US Economics Data

Billio, Monica - 2012

We propose a multivariate combination approach to prediction based on a distributional state space representation of the weights belonging to a set of Bayesian predictive densities which have been obtained from alternative models. Several specifications of multivariate time-varying weights are...

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Solution-Driven Specification of DSGE Models

Blasques, Francisco - 2013

theory. A prototypical application reveals the importance of this method in improving the specification of functional … nonlinearities that are consistent with economic theory. The solution-driven specification is also shown to have the potential to …

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Bayesian Analysis of Boundary and Near-Boundary Evidence in Econometric Models with Reduced Rank

Basturk, Nalan - 2017

Weak empirical evidence near and at the boundary of the parameter region is a predominant feature in econometric models. Examples are macroeconometric models with weak information on the number of stable relations, microeconometric models measuring connectivity between variables with weak...

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Beating the Random Walk : A Performance Assessment of Long-Term Interest Rate Forecasts

den Butter, Frank A. G.; Jansen, Pieter W. - 2008

This paper assesses the performance of a number of long-term interest rate forecast approaches, namely time series models, structural economic models, expert forecasts and combinations thereof. The predictive performance of these approaches is compared using out of sample forecast errors, where...

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Sustainable Nations: What do Aggregate Indicators tell us?

Pillarisetti, J. Ram; van den Bergh, Jeroen C.J.M. - 2008

compares three aggregate indicators of sustainability: the World Bank’s ‘Genuine Savings’ measure, the ‘Ecological Footprint …’ and the ‘Environmental Sustainability Index’. It is concluded that rankings of sustainable nations vary significantly …

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Advances in Environmental Economics: Analysis and Modelling

van den Bergh, Jeroen C.J.M.; Nijkamp, Peter - 1998

This paper gives a concise overview of environmental-economicanalysis. Important issues and modern developments in the field aresurveyed in a systematic way. Next, the concept of sustainabledevelopment is discussed, as it has dominated environmental economicsfor almost a decade now. In addition,...

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Models of Individual Behavior and Implications for Environmental Policy

van den Bergh, Jeroen C.J.M.; Ferrer-I-Carbonell, Ada; … - 1998

, formulated in terms of maximization of utility ingeneral, or profits in particular. The standard theory of environmental policy … behavioural assumptions have been most significant for the development ofeconomic valuation theory and environmental policy theory …. The focus here will be onenvironmental policy theory. …

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Ecological-Economic Analysis of Wetlands

Turner, R.K.; van den Bergh, J.C.J.M.; Barendregt, A.; … - 1998

Wetlands all over the world have been lost or are threatened in spite of various international agreements and national policies. This is caused by: (1) the public nature of many wetlands products and services; (2) user externalities imposed on other stakeholders; and (3) policy intervention...

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