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Integration of Climate Change into Economic Theory : Reviewing the Global Process
Mallick, Seeme - 2014
With climate change appearing on the horizon of economic theory and analytical research, it becomes imperative that the links are traced to the origin of the connection between the economics and climate change. Climate change traditionally, is a subject for meteorologists, ecologist and marine...
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Impact of Tourism on Environment : Responding to Global Challenges
Thomas, Asha E. - 2018
Tourism is one of the world's biggest and fastest growing industries. It constitutes the major source of income for many regions including those in emerging countries. The environmental and economic risks arising out of climate change have raised serious concern among nations across the globe....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012925206
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An Evaluation of Dr. Ambedkar’s Economic Thought on Agriculture in the context of Globalization
Bagde, Dr. Rakshit - 2021
farming would reap the advantages of large-scale production which would increase labor productivity. He was for the growth and …
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Global temperature, R&D expenditure, and growth
Donadelli, Michael; Grüning, Patrick; Jüppner, Marcus; … - 2017
growth model, featuring temperature risk and growth sustained through innovations. In line with the novel evidence in the … data, temperature shocks undermine economic growth via a drop in R&D. Moreover, in our endogenous growth setting …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011755232
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Costa Rica, Superstar? Some Reflections on the Global Drivers and Bottlenecks of the Happy Planet Index
Tausch, Arno - 2013
For some years now, the Happy Planet Organization presents the so-called ‘Happy Planet Index’ (HPI), which is an index of measuring the trade-off between ecological footprint data and life quality (Happy Life Years, HLYE). Costa Rica emerges from these comparisons as the world’s ‘best...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014177844
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A Method for Valuing Global Ecosystem Services
Alexander, Anne; List, John A.; Margolis, Michael - 2008
The goal of this paper is to provide an investigation of several approaches to valuing ecosystem services and to contribute additional techniques which may be used in evaluating `green' GDP accounts. Our estimates focus on the ecosystem as a productive economic input, not a stock which is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014047991
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Hegemonic Sanctions and Global Economic Ramifications in the Context of the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict : A Commentary
Saridakis, George; Alexiou, Constantinos; Hosein, Roger; … - 2022
The outbreak of the Russian-Ukraine military conflict has sent chills down the spines of policy makers around the world. In this paper we offer an account of the unfolding military intervention in Ukraine and its concomitant global economic ramifications. By assessing the events that have led up...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014079611
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Connecting Globalised Agri-Food Production System and Its Impact on Global Environmental Governance
Moulick, Arjoma - 2022
The modern Agri-Food production system is characterised as highly global in nature, however, supporters of globalisation and the neo-liberal state policies have always justified such action as increasing the investment into the sector, but it has met with scathing criticisms in the Global South...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014030930
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Globalization and Biodiversity
Heal, Geoffrey M. - 2014
Reduction of the earth's biodiversity as a result of human activities is a matter of great concern to prominent scientists. What are the economic aspects of this loss? In economic terms, what is biodiversity and why might it matter? And is the loss of biodiversity in any way connected with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014032314
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Evolution of global value chains participation and economic growth in Africa
Nana, Ibrahim; Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul <Jr.> - Research Network Sustainable Global Supply Chains - 2023
growth. We use the EORA Multi-Region Input-Output tables to track the evolution of African countries along global value … local projection method to investigate the relationship between global value chains participation and growth, and provide … chains positively impacts their growth; a positive impact which is driven by trade in commodities, knowledge intensive good …
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