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Innovation and the growth of cities
Ács, Zoltán J. - 2002
the growth of cities by the use of endogenous growth theory …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419981
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Knowledge, technological catch-up and economic growth
Rogers, Mark - 2003
Knowledge, Technological Catch-up and Economic Growth investigates the relationship between knowledge diffusion and economic growth. Using a broad definition of knowledge - encompassing technology, production skills, know-how and firm capabilities - the central argument of the book is that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473801
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Economic growth and environmental policy : a theoretical approach
Hettich, Frank - 2000
tax reform. He incorporates pollution and abatement technologies into different endogenous growth models that take into … environmental policy can reverse tendencies towards increasing pollution? * will tighter environmental policy inevitably reduce …, welfare and pollution? * does sustainable environmental development necessarily preclude economic growth? This book will …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473877
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Institutional and social dynamics of growth and distribution
Salvadori, Neri (contributor) - 2010
preferences: history and theory -- Politics and income distribution -- Income distribution and the interaction between cycles and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851068
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The economic growth engine : how energy and work drive material prosperity
Ayres, Robert U. - 2009
economic theory to explain past growth, this unique book explores the fundamental relationship between thermodynamics (physical …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852051
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Financial fragility and investment in the capitalist economy
Ferri, Piero (contributor); Bellofiore, Riccardo (contributor) - 2001
Hyman Minsky is renowned for his theoretical and empirical investigation of the capitalist economy. In this book, a distinguished group of contributors provides an authoritative account of his contribution to the analysis of capitalism and, more particularly, to the fields of monetary and post...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850705
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Economic modelling of climate change and energy policies
Miguel, Carlos de (ed.); Labandeira Villot, Xavier (ed.);  … - Atlantic Workshop on Energy and Environmental Economics - 2006
Climate change and energy consumption are at the forefront of current environmental debate. Whilst energy is essential to the functioning and survival of our societies, the environmental impact that energy consumption is having, particularly on climate change, is a growing concern and the design...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474010
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Leadership and institutions in regional endogenous development
Stimson, Robert John - 2009
The authors of this comprehensive book provide a detailed rationale and original theory for the study of leadership and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851764
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Economic rights and environmental wrongs : property rights for the common good
Devlin, Rose Anne - 1998
1. Environmental wrongs -- 2. Externalities and the environment -- 3. Property rights for pollution -- 4. Property …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851479
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Globalization and the environment : risk assessment and the WTO
Kellow, Aynsley John (contributor);  … - 2001
One of the unforeseen consequences of the WTO agreements has been controversy over risk. This volume explores aspects of risk with special reference to the WTO, where national instruments to reduce risk may conflict with international trade rules. The book is divided into sections dealing with:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851983