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Is the environment compatible with growth? : adopting an integrated framework

Bretschger, Lucas - 2016

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As bad as it gets : how climate damage functions affect growth and the social cost of carbon

Bretschger, Lucas; Pattakou, Aimilia - 2017

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Overcoming the carbon trap : climate policy and technology tipping

Bretschger, Lucas; Komarov, Evgenij; Leuthard, Matthias - 2023 - This version: November 29, 2023

endowment, pollution intensity, climate vulnerability, and clean factor productivity. Our analysis reveals the possibility of an … economy converging into a "carbon trap", characterized by a sustained equilibrium marked by elevated pollution and diminished …

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All inclusive climate policy in a growing economy : the role of human health

Bretschger, Lucas; Komarov, Evgenij - 2023

We determine optimal climate policy using a dynamic climate model that accounts for the damages to capital and human health from burning fossil fuels. Our theoretical macroeconomic approach incorporates a separate health sector into an integrated climate-economy framework and provides...

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Innovative investments, natural resources, and intergenerational fairness : are pension funds good for sustainable development?

Bretschger, Lucas; Pittel, Karen - 2005

We analyse long-term consumption paths in a dynamic two-sector economy with overlapping generations. Each young generation saves for the retirement age, both with private savings and pension funds. The productivity of each sector can be raised by sector-specific research while the essential use...

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The implications of heterogeneous resource intensities on technical change and growth

Pittel, Karen; Bretschger, Lucas - 2009

We analyze an economy in which sectors are heterogeneous with respect to the intensity of natural resource use. Long-term dynamics are driven by resource prices, sectoral composition, and directed technical change. We study the balanced growth path and determine stability conditions. Technical...

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