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The Old Man and the SNI: A review of advance and adversity in Hueting's research in sustainable national income (SNI), economic growth and the new scarcity from the environment
Colignatus, Thomas - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
environment since around 1965. Seminal results are his notion of environmental functions (WWF, 1969), his Ph.D. thesis “New …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836132
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The statistician's guide to Utopia: The future of growth
Tønnessen, Morten - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
In this article I paint a concise portrait of world economic and population history. Key factors include the world population and Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The role of technology in relation to the environmental impact of economic activity is represented by an Environmental Efficiency Factor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008497646
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On the political economy of environmental survival versus collapse. Clarifying the work done by Tinbergen & Hueting vis-à-vis Weitzman, Nordhaus and Stern
Colignatus, Thomas - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
The Stern Review (2006) on the economics of climate change presented a cost estimate of perhaps even 20% of national income and subsequently was criticized by Weitzman and Nordhaus and others in a discussion that centered on the use of the calculus of variations and the choice of the proper rate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005620164
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Exploring the effect of economic growth and government expenditure on the environment
Halkos, George; Paizanos, Epameinondas - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
This paper examines the effect of economic growth and government spending on the environment using a panel of 71 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011113999
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The Tinbergen & Hueting Approach in the Economics of Ecological Survival
Colignatus, Thomas - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
Tinbergen & Hueting (1991) provide an approach to the economics of ecological survival that still is unsurpassed. Various “green GDPs” have been proposed such as ISEW, Ecological Footprint, Genuine Savings and Genuine Progress Indicator, and lately there is an increased interest in happiness...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789764
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Corruption and economic growth: A meta-analysis of the evidence on low-income countries and beyond
Ugur, Mehmet; Dasgupta, Nandini - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Corruption is a symptom and outcome of institutional deficiency, with potentially adverse effects on economic growth. This paper aims to provide a synthesis of the existing evidence on the relationship between corruption and economic growth - controlling for effect type, data sources, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009372561
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LES EFFETS NON LINEAIRES DES DÉPENSES PUBLIQUES SUR LA CROISSANCE ÉCONOMIQUE EN RD CONGO
LONZO LUBU, Gastonfils; AVOM, Desiré - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of public spending on economic growth in DR Congo. This is to highlight the non-linear effects of public expenditure on economic growth in the DRC. In view of the results of the econometric regression, there are non-linearities in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011112999
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Governance and Economic Growth Application to the case of WAEMU Countries.
Ziadi, Azza - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
The article aims to identify the nature of the relationship between governance and economic growth. The analysis of the … or absence of good governance although some of them are characterized by opulence natural resources such as the case of … case study the WAEMU countries. Corruption, the main indicator of governance significantly and negatively affect the growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011207385
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Togo: Failed election and misguided aid at the roots of economic misery
Kohnert, Dirk - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
institutions or to improved external environment, notably the growing competition between global players for African natural …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789402