Klappentext: Nach einem Überblick über die verschiedenen Konzepte der "Sustainable Development" stellt der Autor am Beispiel der Nutzung tropischer Wälder dar, von welchen Sektoren Umweltschäden ausgehen und welchen gesamtwirtschaftlichen Beitrag diese Sektoren leisten. Anschließend wird...

A situation is analysed in which two countries negotiate the financing of the incremental costs which accrue if one of them switches from a non-sustainable onto a sustainable development path. The other country's incentive to pay arises as it benefits from the developing country's environmental...

Quantifying the economic effects of climate change is a crucial step for planning adaptation in developing countries. This study assesses the economy-wide and regional effects of climate change induced productivity and labor supply shocks in agriculture in Ethiopia. The study shows, in worst...

Under the Kyoto Protocol, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is expected to facilitate the North-South knowledge spillovers for climate-friendly technologies. This paper examines the effects of this voluntary international climate cooperation on firm innovation and knowledge spillovers through...