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Studien zur Evolutorischen Ökonomik IV: Evolutorische Makroökonomik, Nachhaltigkeit und Institutionenökonomik

Lorenz, Hans-Walter (contributor); Meyer, Bernd (contributor) - 2001

Mit dem vorliegenden Sammelband werden die Jahrestagungen des Ausschusses Evolutorische Ökonomik des Vereins für Socialpolitik in Tübingen und Osnabrück dokumentiert. Obwohl diese Tagungen - wie bei den vorangegangenen Treffen - unter keinem spezifischen Generalthema standen, ist versucht...

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Arbeit, Glück und Nachhaltigkeit: Warum kürzere Arbeitszeiten Wohlbefinden, Gesundheit, Klimaschutz und Ressourcengerechtigkeit fördern

Kopatz, Michael - 2012

Umwelt- und Wirtschaftspolitik, so schien es Jahrzehnte lang, stehen im Widerspruch. Was hilft der gesunde Wald, wenn Millionen keine Arbeit haben? Zwar gehen mit Arbeitslosigkeit seit Einführung der sozialen Sicherungssysteme nicht länger Not, Leid und Elend einher. Aber das Stigma bedrückt...

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The Stability of the Adjusted and Unadjusted Environmental Kuznets Curve

Becchetti, Leonardo; Auci, Sabrina - 2005

In our paper, we test the stability of the unadjusted and adjusted Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC). Our results provide evidence in favour of the significance of the adjusted EKC hypothesis in which the impact of per capita GDP on the intensity of CO2 emissions is evaluated conditionally to...

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Environment, Human Development and Economic Growth

Costantini, Valeria; Monni, Salvatore - 2006

Over the last few years, environmental issues have entered into policy design, particularly development and growth policies. Natural resources are considered necessary production inputs and environmental quality is considered a welfare determinant. The integration of environmental issues into...

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Zum systematischen Stellenwert von Wirtschaftswachstum: Ziel, Mittel oder weder noch?

Hirata, Johannes - 2012

In der gegenwärtigen Debatte um die Ziele sozio-ökonomischer Entwicklung nimmt Wirtschaftswachstum eine zentrale, wenn … auch umstrittene Rolle ein. Während die eine Seite Wirtschaftswachstum als etwas Erstrebenswertes betrachtet, da sie es als … diese beiden Positionen kritisch und argumentiert, dass beide einen Fehler begehen, indem sie Wirtschaftswachstum zu einem …

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The political economy of green growth: Illustrations from Southern Africa

Resnick, Danielle; Tarp, Finn; Thurlow, James - 2012

The concept of green growth implies that a wide range of developmental objectives, such as job creation, economic prosperity and poverty alleviation, can be easily reconciled with environmental sustainability. This study, however, argues that rather than being win-win, green growth is similar to...

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Green growth: Theory and evidence

Huang, Yongfu; Quibria, M. G. - 2013

What are the major determinants of green growth? What role can the government play to promote green growth? To address these questions, this paper develops a simple Green Solow model that sheds light on the role of finance and technology in the process of green growth. The empirical section of...

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The impact of trade and economic growth on the environment: revisiting the cross-country evidence

Abdulai, Awudu; Ramcke, Linda - 2009

This paper explores the interrelations between economic growth, international trade and environmental degradation both theoretically and empirically. Panel data from developed and developing countries for the period of 1980 to 2003 is used and previous critique, especially on the econometric...

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Can nature promote development? The role of sustainable tourism for economic growth

Freytag, Andreas; Vietze, Christoph - 2010

We analyze whether biodiversity is enhancing the development process in developing countries (DCs) via increasing tourism receipts in a trade based endogenous growth framework. The underlying assumption is that a rich biodiversity - only if used sustainably - provides a comparative advantage in...

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Natural resources: Curse or blessing?

van der Ploeg, Frederick - 2010

Are natural resources a 'curse' or a 'blessing'? The empirical evidence suggests either outcome is possible. The paper surveys a variety of hypotheses and supporting evidence for why some countries benefit and others lose from the presence of natural resources. These include that a resource...

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