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Intergenerational Transfers, Lifetime Welfare and Resource Preservation
Valente, Simone - 2006
This paper analyzes overlapping-generations models where natural capital is owned by selfish agents. Transfers in favor of young agents reduce the rate of depletion and increase output growth. It is shown that intergenerational transfers may be preferred to laissez-faire by an indefinite...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011753120
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Fiscal adjustment in Greece: In search for sustainable public finances
van Aarle, Bas; Kappler, Marcus - 2011
This paper analyses Greek fiscal sustainability from a retrospective and a prospective view. Implications of Greek … fiscal (un)sustainability are discussed. In the empirical analysis econometric testing of Greek government solvency during …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010307840
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Cognitive and institutional perspectives of eco effiency: A new research landscape towards factor four (or more)
Bleischwitz, Raimund - 2002
The paper sketches out a theoretical framework for analysing the interplaybetween eco-efficiency, cognition and institutions. It derives from analyticalshortfalls of the prevailing literature, which features strongly engineering andbusiness economics, by using insights from New Institutional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010306201
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Towards expenditure rules and fiscal sanity in the euro area
Hauptmeier, Sebastian; Sanchez Fuentes, Jesus; … - 2010
The study looks at primary expenditure developments in the euro area, its three largest members and four “macro-imbalances” countries for the period 1999-2009. It compares actual expenditure trends with those that would have prevailed if countries had followed neutral policies based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011605312
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A theoretical approach to tourism sustainability
Casagrandi, Renato; Rinaldi, Sergio - 1997
In this paper we analyse tourism sustainability from a modelling point of view. The minimal model we propose is … introduced and used to interpret the bifurcation diagrams. The results are summarised in a few sustainability diagrams. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011608350
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Review of concepts for the evaluation of sustainable agriculture in Germany and comparison of measurement schemes for farm sustainability
Ehrmann, Markus; Kleinhanß, Werner - 2008
Within the EU research project SVAPPAS, a method of sustainability measurement based on principles of financial markets …, will be tested wrt sustainability issues in agriculture, and further developed. This analysis is oriented to farm level … dimensions and issues of sustainability. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010301078
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SAFE - Sustainability Assessment For Enterprises: Die Methodik. Ein Instrument zur Unterstützung einer zukunftsfähigen Unternehmens- und Organisationsentwicklung
Rohn, Holger; Baedeker, Carolin; Liedtke, Christa - 2001
medium-sized companies (SMEs) of different branches, the SAFE - Sustainability Assessment For Enterprises instrument has been … implementation of sustainability in the com-pany is to be supported.In a clear procedure the companies determine independently the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010306154
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Logistische Optionen für eine nachhaltige Versorgung von Subsahara-Afrika: Ein Beitrag zur Humanitären Logistik
Blome, Hendrik - 2016
selbst zu helfen, sind daher prioritär im Sinne der Nachhaltigkeit der Entwicklung zu betrachten. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014433943
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The performance effect of environmental innovations
Soltmann, Christian; Stucki, Tobias; Wörter, Martin - 2013
While recent literature has focused on explaining the determinants of green innovations, it is not well understood how such innovations affect performance. To analyse the relationship between green innovation and performance, new industry-level panel data were exploited: these include 12 OECD...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319715
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Quantifying sustainability: A new approach and world ranking
Carraro, Carlo; Campagnolo, Lorenza; Eboli, Fabio; … - 2012
This paper proposes a new tool to assess sustainability and make the concept of sustainable development operational. It … considers its multi-dimensional structure combining the information deriving from a selection of relevant sustainability … aggregate index to measure overall sustainability. The former allows capturing the sector and regional interactions and higher …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294272