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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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capacity of the economy. Another major problem in our wealth accounts is the "missing capital" required to explain the marked …
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health and the market economy from which damage to these ecosystems stems as an integrated system. We find that willingness …
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This paper outlines a new framework for gauging the properties of quasi-experimental estimates of the willingness to pay (WTP) for changes in environmental and other non-market amenities. As a rule, quasi-experimental methods cannot offer alternative hypotheses to judge the quality of their...
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previously, is that mean donations to the public good do not converge to zero as the economy grows large. Other results are new …
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Using data assembled by the Global Environmental Monitoring System we examine the reduced-form relationship between various environmental indicators and the level of a country's per capita income. Our study covers four types of indicators: concentrations of urban air pollution; measures of the...
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This paper surveys recent literature examining the relationship between environmental amenities and urban growth. In this survey, we focus on the role of both exogenous attributes such as climate and coastal access as well as endogenous attributes such as local air pollution and green space. A...
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This paper estimates that the macroeconomic damages from climate change are six times larger than previously thought. We exploit natural variability in global temperature and rely on time-series variation. A 1°C increase in global temperature leads to a 12% decline in world GDP. Global...
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too large, increase the size of Europe's economy by concentrating economic activity in its high-productivity non …
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How much of the economy is focused on protecting, rehabilitating, or managing the environment? To answer this question … Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) to quantify other sectors of the economy (e.g., Outdoor Recreation Account, Marine Economy … output of the US economy. Government expenditures (across all levels) comprise a substantial portion of the EGSS in the US …
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