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Controlling global warming : perspectives from economics, game theory and public choice
Böhringer, Christoph (ed.); Vogt, Carsten (ed.);  … - 2002
three different perspectives: game theory, cost-effectiveness analysis and public choice. For each perspective the authors … practical problems which are not yet captured by theory and explore the different applications to the various problems …1. Introduction -- 2. Game theory and international environmental cooperation : any practical application? -- 3 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850790
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Changing climate, changing economy
Touffut, Jean-Philippe (contributor) - 2009
How did climate change become an economic issue? Why is economic discourse so influential on the public policy of climate change? How can it best contribute to the scientific and public debates? Nine eminent scholars explain in this book both how economics has changed environmental understanding...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851724
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The economics of climate change policy : international, national and regional mitigation strategies
Rose, Adam - 2009
This important collection embodies the author's pioneering and on-going efforts to incorporate equity and efficiency principles into the economics of climate change policy. It represents a valuable compendium of work, both previously published and original, the range of which is not otherwise...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474060
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Population aging, intergenerational transfers and the macroeconomy
Clark, Robert Louis (contributor);  … - 2007
Economic and policy implications of population aging / Robert Clark, Andrew Mason, Naohiro Ogawa -- Population aging, changing retirement policies and lifetime earnings profiles in Japan / Robert Clark, Naohiro Ogawa, Rikiya Matsukura -- Firm productivity, work-force age and educational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420024
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Transgenerational entrepreneurship : exploring growth and performance in family firms across generations
Nordqvist, Mattias (contributor);  … - 2010
Introducing a new concept in family businesses Transgenerational Entrepreneurship addresses how these businesses achieve growth and longevity through entrepreneurial activities. It focuses on the resources, capabilities and mindsets that families develop and draw upon in order to be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850639
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Handbook of sustainable development
Neumayer, Eric (contributor); Atkinson, Giles (contributor);  … - 2007
This timely and important Handbook takes stock of progress made in our understanding of what sustainable development actually is and how it can be achieved. Twenty years on from the publication of the seminal Brundtland Report, it has become clear that formidable challenges confront policy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851467
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Population aging and the generational economy : a global perspective
Lee, Ronald - 2011
Over coming decades, changes in population age structure will have profound implications for the macroeconomy, influencing economic growth, generational equity, human capital, saving and investment, and the sustainability of public and private transfer systems. How the future unfolds will depend...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851758
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The Elgar companion to the Asian development bank
Quibria, Muhammad G. (ed.); Akanda, Albab (ed.) - 2024
"Providing an authoritative yet accessible introduction to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), this comprehensive Companion offers a detailed examination of the ADB's objectives, policies, development outcomes, strengths and weaknesses, areas for reform, and challenges going forward. M.G. Quibria...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014512168
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The economics of climate-resilient development
Fankhauser, Samuel (contributor);  … - 2016
1. Climate-resilient development: an introduction / S. Fankhauser and T. Mcdermott -- Part I concepts -- 2. The role of climate in development / D. Castells-Quintana, M. Lopez-Uribe and T. Mcdermott -- 3. Poverty and climate change / S. Hallegatte, M. Bangalore, L. Bonzanigo, M. Fay, T. Kane, U....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419875
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Trends in climate change legislation
Averchenkova, Alina (contributor);  … - 2017
Contents: 1. Introduction / A. Averchenkova, S. Fankhauser and M. Nachmany -- Part I -- How climate change legislation comes about -- 2. The national and international drivers of climate change legislation / A. Clare, S. Fankhauser and C. Gennaioli -- 3. Climate change legislation and policy in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419960