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Human Survival, Risk, and Law : Considering Risk Filters to Replace Cost-Benefit Analysis
Draper, John William - 2017
population. For a longer-term survival, humanity needs to employ more than cost-justified precaution.This article argues that, at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012969820
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Extinction and Risk
Draper, John William - 2014
This is an early portion of a forthcoming work of practical moral philosophy, one arguing that humanity, as a species, should want to survive. This particular piece argues that neo-classical economics places an emphasis on short-term gain over precaution and in doing so places lives of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014171253
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Role models that make you unhappy : light paternalism, social learning and welfare
Cordes, Christian; Schubert, Christian - 2010
appear to be "wasteful" in terms of well-being or welfare. Within settings displaying preference endogeneity, it is however … dynamic instability in preference trajectories. -- Social Learning ; Preference Change ; Welfare ; Human Cognition ; Consumer …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008809600
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The Circular Economy’s Closed Loop and Product Service Systems for Sustainable Development : A Comprehensive Review and Appraisal
Camilleri, Mark Anthony - 2018
The circular economy (CE) has recently stimulated debates on sustainable consumption and production; Its regenerative systems minimise the environmental impact as practitioner reduce their externalities, including; waste, emissions, and energy leakages through the use and reuse of resources....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012909789
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On Recycling and Technological Externalities
André, Francisco J.; Cerdá Tena, Emilio - 2004
This article shows that, apart from the environment-related externalities linked to waste management and recycling …, which are reported in the previous literature, the technological aspect of recycling is an additional source of … externalities. The main focus of the paper is the impact that the presence of recycling has on the technological profile of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014029191
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Towards a Sustainable Circular Economy on a Full Planet : The Role of Thermodynamic Principles
Wiedenhofer, Dominik; Haas, Willi; Haberl, Helmut - 2023
, companies, sectors, to recycling. Macro-level, system-wide implications of circularity strategies remain underappreciated. We … buildings, infrastructures and machinery grow. This even holds under the assumption of complete recycling, which is practically …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014345473
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The paradox of governance and natural resource rents in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2022
In this study, nexuses between governance and natural resource rents are assessed in 44 sub-Saharan African countries using data for the period 1996-2016. The empirical evidence is based on Tobit regressions. The findings show that political governance (entailing “voice &...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013041366
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Resource rents and economic growth : governance and infrastructure thresholds
Asongu, Simplice; Diop, Samba - 2022
This study investigates how governance and infrastructure modulate the effect of natural resource rents on economic growth in a sample of 110 countries for the period 2000-2018. The empirical evidence is based on Panel Smooth Transition Regressions (PSTR). The following findings are established....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013389128
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Governance quality and trade performance in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2023
In this study, nexuses between governance and trade performance in terms of natural resource rents are assessed in 44 sub-Saharan African countries. The empirical evidence is based on Tobit regressions. The findings show that political governance (entailing "voice & accountability" and political...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013489514
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The role of governance and infrastructure in moderating the effect of resource rents on economic growth
Asongu, Simplice; Diop, Samba; Emeka, Ekene; Ogbonna, … - 2024
This study investigates how governance and infrastructure moderate the effect of natural resource rents on economic growth using a sample of 110 countries, including 47 African countries from 2000 to 2018. The empirical evidence is based on Panel Smooth Transition Regressions(PSTR). The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015057615