indicators such as employment, turnover, and labour productivity growth. We exploit a unique dataset of 773 Italian service firms … variables and controls. Our econometric findings show a negative link between environmental motivations and growth in employment … and turnover and a consequent not significant effect on labour productivity growth. The effect on employment is partly in …

This paper investigates the link between development, economic growth, and the economic losses from natural disasters … development and slower than income at high levels of development. In that case, increasing risk-taking reinforces economic growth … disaster – to increase faster than economic growth; (iii) the average annual losses to grow faster than income at low levels of …

. Finally, and more optimistically, when we consider our results in the context of institutions and growth, we conclude that … there is a possibility of reaching a double dividend. Reductions in corruption would induce both higher growth rates and … development. …

externalities. Using a numerical analysis performed with the hybrid integrated assessment model WITCH, extended to include mutual … externalities provides a strong rationale for implementing a portfolio of policies for both emissions reduction and the … internalisation of knowledge externalities. Moreover, we show that implementing technology policy as a substitute for stabilisation …

welfare effects of small policy changes in the presence of transport externalities. The model incorporates three types of … externalities: congestion, which has a feedback effect on the behaviour of the economic agents, air pollution and accidents. The … the equity effects of the policy reforms. The second contribution is related to the way in which the externalities are …