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Constructing the FEEM sustainability index: A Choquet-integral application
Cruciani, Caterina; Giove, Silvio; Pinar, Mehmet; … - 2013
This paper presents an application of a multi-attribute aggregation methodology to the construction of a sustainability … index. Sustainability is a multi-faceted issue, in which synergies or conflicts may arise among the different components … the FEEM Sustainability Index (FEEM SI), a composite index including 19 different indicators grouped in the three …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294316
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Constructing the FEEM sustainability index: A Choquet-integral application
Cruciani, Caterina; Giove, Silvio; Pinar, Mehmet; … - 2012
This paper presents an application of a multi-attribute aggregation methodology to the construction of a sustainability … index. Sustainability is a multi-faceted issue, in which synergies or conflicts may arise among the different components … the FEEM Sustainability Index (FEEM SI), a composite index including 19 different indicators grouped in the three …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294336
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Environmental indices for the Chinese grain sector
Chen, Ming; Karp, Larry - 2001
. The results illustrate the possibility of estimating sectoral environmental indices using data commonly available. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011608856
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Environment, Human Development and Economic Growth
Costantini, Valeria; Monni, Salvatore - 2006
causal relationships between economic growth, human development and sustainability combining the RCH and EKC models and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010312341
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Sustainability and Optimality in Economic Development: Theoretical Insights and Policy Prospects
Farzin, Y. Hossein - 2007
This paper takes sustainability to be a matter of intergenerational welfare equality and examines whether an optimal … practical, especially in the context of developing countries. The maximin criterion of sustainability may be more appealing to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010312409
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Revisiting Worst-case DEA for Composite Indicators
Athanassoglou, Stergios - 2015
Composite indicators are becoming increasingly infuential tools of environmental assessment and advocacy. Nonetheless, their use is controversial as they often rely on ad-hoc and theoretically problematic assumptions regarding normalization, aggregation, and weighting. Nonparametric data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307248
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Cross-sectional heterogeneity and the persistence of aggregate fluctuations
Michelacci, Claudio - 1998
A well-known fact in the time series of aggregate output is the persistence of shocks. This paper argues that the empirical relation between the expected growth rate of a firm and its size provides a microfoundation of aggregate persistence. In fact, the empirical evidence claims that small...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011608446
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Measuring service quality: The opinion of Europeans about utilities
Ferrari, Pieralda A.; Salini, Silvia - 2008
This paper provides a comparative analysis of statistical methods to evaluate the consumer perception about the quality of Services of General Interest. The evaluation of the service quality perceived by users is usually based on Customer Satisfaction Survey data and an ex-post evaluation is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010270942
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Energy intensity developments in 40 major economies: Structural change or technology improvement?
De Cian, Enrica; Schymura, Michael; Verdolini, Elena; … - 2013
This study analyzes energy intensity trends and drivers in 40 major economies using the WIOD database, a novel harmonized and consistent dataset of input-output table time series accompanied by environmental satellite data. We use logarithmic mean Divisia index decomposition to (1) study trends...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010313209
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An exploration of the link between development, economic growth, and natural risk
Hallegatte, Stéphane - 2013
This paper investigates the link between development, economic growth, and the economic losses from natural disasters in a normative analytical framework, with an illustration on hurricane flood risks in New Orleans. It concludes that, where capital accumulates through increased density of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294283