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Energy and the Environment in Economic History
Clay, Karen - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Both energy and the environment are inputs into production, influencing the economy and the overall welfare of the … population. While the economy itself has been a central focus of economic history from its inception, energy and the environment … some thoughts regarding opportunities for further research in energy and the environment …
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The Measurement of Wealth : Recessions, Sustainability and Inequality
Stiglitz, Joseph E. - 2015
This paper considers two central problems in our statistical frameworks which impair the ability to use wealth to assess economic sustainability or the impacts of economic downturns. Some increases in wealth may reflect increased economic rents--in particular, land and exploitation rents--and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012457340
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The Political Economy of Deforestation in the Tropics
Burgess, Robin - 2011
eight years of institutional change in post-Soeharto Indonesia. Increases in the numbers of political jurisdictions are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012461241
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Economic Development, the Nutrition Trap and Metabolic Disease
Luke, Nancy; Munshi, Kaivan; Oommen, Anu; Singh, Swapnil - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
biological mechanism, which are validated with micro-data from India, Indonesia and Ghana can jointly explain inter …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012616580
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Risk-Taking Behavior in the Wake of Natural Disasters
Cameron, Lisa - 2013
(using real money) with randomly selected individuals in rural Indonesia. We find that individuals who recently suffered a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012459127
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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 … evolution of the trade and environment issue. Developments seem likely to be driven in the next few years as much by factors …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012473066
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The Role of Technological Change in Green Growth
Popp, David - 2012
By reducing the costs of environmental protection, technological change is important for promoting green growth. This entails both the creation of new technologies and more widespread deployment of existing green technologies. This paper reviews the literature on environmentally friendly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012460155
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Back to the Future of Green Powered Economies
Cruz, Juan Moreno - 2012
The purpose of this paper is to introduce the concept of power density [Watts/m²] into economics. By introducing an explicit spatial structure into a simple general equilibrium model we are able to show how the power density of available energy resources determines the extent of energy...
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From Growth to Green Growth - a Framework
Hallegatte, Stéphane - 2012
Green growth is about making growth resource-efficient, cleaner and more resilient without slowing it. This paper aims at clarifying this in an analytical framework and proposing foundations for green growth. This framework identifies channels through which green policies can potentially...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012460817
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The Problem of the Commons : Still Unsettled After 100 Years
Stavins, Robert N. - 2010
The problem of the commons is more important to our lives and thus more central to economics than a century ago when Katharine Coman led off the first issue of the American Economic Review. As the U.S. and other economies have grown, the carrying-capacity of the planet -- in regard to natural...
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