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Is the Genuine Progress Indicator really genuine? Considering well-being impacts of exports and imports
Clarke, Matthew - 2007
The Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) is estimated as if nations operate within a closed economy. Therefore, in terms of coverage, the GPI is most analogous to Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Indeed, within the relevant literature, these two indicators are most often contrasted. However,...
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INCOME, WEALTH, AND LIFE SATISFACTION
Hitaj, Ermal - 2010
wealth remains unexplored. This dissertation makes use of the 2008 Gallup World Poll and a novel wealth database compiled by … the World Bank to evaluate the effect of wealth, produced capital, and natural resources on life satisfaction. The …, pastureland and forestry. Subsoil asset wealth has no significant effect on life satisfaction.Blood feuds represent a significant …
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On measuring wealth: A case study on the state of Queensland
Asafu-Adjaye, J.; Brown, R. P.; Straton, A. - 2005
measure of wealth to estimate the value of natural capital for Queensland. The state's stock of natural capital is valued at A …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009447970
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Экологически скорректированный ВРПкак макроэкономический индикаторэкономического роста региона(на примере Красноярского края)...
Зандер, Е.В.; Zander, Yevgeniya V.; … - 2010
В статье рассматриваются вопросы, связанные с необходимостью корректировкимакроэкономических показателей с целью учета в них экологической компоненты....
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An Iterative Auction for Spatially Contiguous Land Management: An Experimental Analysis
Banerjee, Simanti; Shortle, James S.; Kwasnica, Anthony M. - 2011
Tackling the problem of ecosystem services degradation is an important policy challenge. Different types of economic instruments have been employed by conservation agencies to meet this challenge. Notable among them are Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) schemes that pay private landowners to...
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Management Type Environmental Policy Instruments – An Empirical Investigation
Sauer, Johannes; Walsh, John - 2010
The overall aim of this study is to empirically investigate the cost structure of a management agreement type agri-environmental instrument and to identify factors for cost variation over space and time. We control for the actual level of compliance by using compliance weighted average scheme...
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MARKETED OUTPUTS AND NON-MARKETED ECOSYSTEMS SERVICES
Sauer, Johannes; Wossink, Ada - 2010
We provide a new approach for assessing the cost of marginal ecosystem changes and theeffectiveness of green payment schemes. The approach is based on a theoretical and empirical analysis of the bio-economic production interactions between marketed outputs and non-marketed ecosystemservices at...
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Aproximacion a las perdidas economicas ocasionadas a corto plazo por los incendios forestales en Galicia en 2006
Barrio, Melina; Loureiro, Maria L.; Chas, Maria Luisa - 2007
ResumenEste estudio cuantifica parte de las pérdidas económicas a corto plazo o inmediatas (excluyendo las de uso pasivo) ocasionadas por los incendios forestales de Galicia ocurridos en el 2006. El modelo de análisis se basa en la estimación económica de los servicios ecosistémicos...
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A Note on the Valuation of Ecosystem Services in Production
Simpson, R. David - 2001
There has been considerable recent interest in the valuation of ecosystem services. We focus here on the value of such services in the production of market goods. Although the conceptual basis for conducting such exercises is straightforward, the data with which to implement them empirically is...
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Tax Rules, Land Development, and Open Space
Simpson, R. David - 2002
Concern about "open space" is growing. Conservation advocates worry that private land use decision-makers preserve too little open space. Yet private land developers are deciding on their own to preserve open space in new developments because it provides amenities to purchasers of lots....
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