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La Finance Durable du Rapport Stern
Gollier, Christian - In: Revue d'économie politique 117 (2007) 4, pp. 463-473
The Stern Review introduces very interesting tools from the theory of finance into the valuation of environmental …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008680179
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The iron fist vs. the invisible hand: interventionism and libertarianism in environmental economic discourses
Maymin, Philip Z.; Lim, Tai Wei - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 8 (2012) 3, pp. 358-374
Drawing from a broad range of sources, we define and discuss the two primary ways of contemplating issues related to environmental economics, namely, interventionism and libertarianism. We then interpret a cellular automaton as a model that allows for either approach, as well as anarchy, and...
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The costs of women's unequal pay and opportunity: transforming the unbalanced structure of our economy to meet the challenges of today: climate change, poverty and the twin crises...
Kennet, Miriam - In: International Journal of Green Economics 3 (2009) 2, pp. 107-129
In the clamour to be green, it is often forgotten that women are more likely to be poor and earn less than men in all countries of the world. They have much less political, economic and institutional representation and are less present on the boards of the world's companies. If green economics...
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Uncertainty and economic analysis of climate change : a survey of approaches and findings.
Peterson, Sonja - Kiel Institute for the World Economy - 2006
The analysis of climate change is confronted with large uncertainties that need to be taken into account to arrive at meaningful policy recommendations. The main contribution of economics to this interdisciplinary task is to provide formal frameworks and techniques for analyzing climate policy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008520164
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The role of discounting type in economic modelling
Andrle, Michal; Brůha, Jan - In: Politická ekonomie 2004 (2004) 6
This paper reviews important approaches to discounting in economic modelling. It summarizes historical approaches and … discusses why exponential discounting has been adopted as a widely accepted benchmark. The article then presents hyperbolic … discounting as an alternative, while stresses different interpretation of discounting in positive and normative economics. In …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004963568
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COMPUTING EQUILIBRIA IN STOCHASTIC GAMES OF INTERGENERATIONAL EQUITY
HAURIE, ALAIN B.; MORESINO, FRANCESCO - In: International Game Theory Review (IGTR) 08 (2006) 02, pp. 273-293
in cost-benefit analysis for climate change policies. We first extend previous results by showing that discounting over …
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Climate Sensitivity of Indian Agriculture
Kumar, K.S. Kavi - Madras School of Economics - 2009
Climate change impact studies on agriculture are broadly based on agronomic-economic approach and Ricardian approach. The Ricardian approach, similar in principle to the Hedonic pricing approach of environmental valuation, has received significant attention due to its elegance and also some...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856687
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Reconfiguring an Irrigation Landscape to Improve Provision of Ecosystem Services
Crossman, Neville D; Connor, Jeffrey D; Bryan, Brett A; … - Ecosystems Sciences Division, Commonwealth Scientific … - 2009
Over-allocation of fresh water resources to consumptive uses, coupled with recurring drought and the prospect of climate change, is compromising the stocks of natural capital in the world’s basins and reducing their ability to provide ecosystem services. To combat this, governments world wide...
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CLIMATE SENSITIVITY OF INDIAN AGRICULTURE
Kumar, K.S. Kavi - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
Climate change impact studies on agriculture are broadly based on agronomic-economic approach and Ricardian approach. The Ricardian approach, similar in principle to the Hedonic pricing approach of environmental valuation, has received significant attention due to its elegance and also some...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363542
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DATA REQUIREMENTS AND STATISTICAL CHALLENGES FOR DESIGNING CLIMATE FRIENDLY ENERGY POLICIES IN MULTILATERAL FRAMEWORK
Sankar, U. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
India needs reliable good quality database and methodologies for designing, implementing and monitoring climate-friendly policies. This paper focuses on the database needs for policies in the context of multilateral frameworks. It provides suggestions to the Central Statistical Organization (CSO...
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