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International Trade, Noise Pollution, and Killer Whales

Taylor, Michael Scott; Mayer, Fruzsina - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

novel data, an innovative noise pollution model, and quasi-experimental methods borrowed from environmental economics to … solve this puzzle. We find consistent evidence that vessel noise pollution from international shipping has lowered fertility … and raised the mortality of the SRKW significantly. Had noise pollution remained at its pre-1998 levels, the SRKW …

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The Kindergarten Rule of Sustainable Growth

Brock, William A. - 2003

The relationship between economic growth and the environment is not well understood: we have only limited understanding of the basic science involved and very limited data. Because of these difficulties it is especially important to develop a series of relatively simple theoretical models that...

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Trade and Environment Beyond Singapore

Whalley, John - 1996

This paper discusses the likely evolution of the trade and environment issue in the World Trade Organization after the upcoming ministerial meeting in Singapore this December. It makes a number of points. Progress within the GATT/WTO on this issue looks likely to be slow and painfully...

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Sustainable Growth and the Green Golden Rule

Beltratti, Andrea - 1993

We study a growth model with an environmental asset which is a source of utility and an input to consumption and production. The stock of this asset follows its own ecological dynamics, which are affected by economic activity. We study the implications of an approach to ranking sequences of...

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Natural Capital Considerations for an Extension of the U.S. Marine Economy Satellite Account

Wielgus, Jeffrey; Grasso, Mônica; Colgan, Charles S.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

In an effort to measure and track marine-dependent economic activities, the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has developed two statistical tools: The Economics: National Ocean Watch (ENOW) and the Marine Economy Satellite Account (MESA). In both efforts, the...

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Causal Effects of Renewable Portfolio Standards on Renewable Investments and Generation : The Role of Heterogeneity and Dynamics

Deschênes, Olivier; Malloy, Christopher; McDonald, Gavin G. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

Despite a 30-year long history, Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) remain controversial and debates continue to surround their efficacy in leading the low-carbon transition in the electricity sector. Contributing to the ongoing debates is the lack of definitive causal evidence on their impact...

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On the Economics of Extinction and Mass Extinctions

Taylor, Michael Scott; Weder, Rolf - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

Human beings' domination of the planet has not been kind to many species worldwide. This is to be expected. Humans have radically altered natural landscapes, harvested heavily from the ocean, and altered the climate in an unprecedented way. Recent concerns over the extent and rate of...

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Sectoral Development Multipliers

Buera, Francisco; Trachter, Nicholas - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

How should industrial policies be directed to reduce distortions and foster economic development? We study this question in a multi-sector model with technology adoption, where the production of goods and modern technologies features rich network structures. We provide simple formulas for the...

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Scenarios for the Transition to AGI

Korinek, Anton; Suh, Donghyun - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

We analyze how output and wages behave under different scenarios for technological progress that may culminate in Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), defined as the ability of AI systems to perform all tasks that humans can perform. We assume that human work can be decomposed into atomistic...

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Melitz Meets Lewis : The Impacts of Roads on Structural Transformation and Businesses

Kaboski, Joseph Paul; Lu, Jianyu; Qian, Wei; Ren, Lixia - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

This paper examines the impact of roads on structural transformation and business composition theoretically and empirically. We develop a two-sector model of regional trade with endogenous firm entry that highlights two opposing forces. \textit{Ceteris paribus} lower trade costs in...

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