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Challenges of wealth-based sustainability metrics : a critical appraisal
McLaughlin, Eoin; Ducoing, Cristián; Hanley, Nick - 2024
There has been widespread debate about whether the way in which we measure economic activity is fit for purpose in the twenty-first century. One aspect of this debate is to move away from measuring a nation's income (GDP) towards monitoring a nation's assets (their inclusive wealth), as a better...
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Towards sustainability : the relationship between foreign direct investment, economic freedom and inclusive green growth
Ofori, Isaac Kwesi; Figari, Francesco; Ojong, Nathanael - 2023
issues. First, the study examines the effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) and economic freedom on inclusive green … growth (IGG) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Second, we investigate whether economic freedom interacts with FDI to promote IGG …. Third, we identify minimum the thresholds required for economic freedom to cause FDI to foster IGG. The findings are based …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014265898
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Towards Sustainability : The Relationship between Foreign Direct Investment, Economic Freedom and Inclusive Green Growth
Ofori, Isaac Kwesi; Figari, Francesco; Ojong, Nathanael - 2023
issues. First, the study examines the effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) and economic freedom on inclusive green … growth (IGG) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Second, we investigate whether economic freedom interacts with FDI to promote IGG …. Third, we identify minimum thresholds required for economic freedom to cause FDI to foster IGG. The findings are based on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014351085
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Foreign Direct Investment and Inclusive Green Growth in Africa : Energy Efficiency Contingencies and Thresholds
Ofori, Isaac Kwesi; Gbolonyo, Emmanuel; Ojong, Nathanael - 2022
Despite the growing number of empirical studies on foreign direct investment (FDI) and energy efficiency (EE) as they … FDI to foster inclusive green growth (IGG) in Africa. Also, little has been done to show the IGG gains from improving EE … and FDI in fostering IGG in Africa by using macrodata for 23 countries from 2000 to 2020. According to our findings, which …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014240754
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Foreign direct investment and Inclusive green growth in Africa : energy efficiency contingencies and thresholds
Ofori, Isaac Kwesi; Gbolonyo, Emmanuel Y.; Ojong, Nathanael - 2022
Despite the growing number of empirical studies on foreign direct investment (FDI) and energy efficiency (EE) as they … FDI to foster inclusive green growth (IGG) in Africa. Also, little has been done to show the IGG gains from improving EE … and FDI in fostering IGG in Africa by using macrodata for 23 countries from 2000 to 2020. According to our findings, which …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013461786
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Green accounting, institutional quality and investment decisions : macroeconomic implications from an analysis of the oil and mining sector
Stöver, Jana - 2016
to determine the (perceived) risk in the face of which oil and mining firms determine their level of investment in … face a dual investment decision, whereby they have to decide on the investment into both types of capital simultaneously … adequately accounted for in preceding studies. By integrating the dual investment model into the green accounting approach it is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011419424
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Integrative Governance : Generating Sustainable Responses to Global Crises (Foreword)
Farah, Paolo Davide - 2018
We live in peculiar times: on the one hand, many people — mainly in Western countries — enjoy an unprecedentedly high standard of living from a historical perspective. On the other hand, a considerable part of the population has a feeling that something went wrong, which is underscored by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014112915
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Population growth and natural resource scar-city : long-run development under seemingly unfavourable conditions
Bretschger, Lucas - 2009
The paper develops a model with non-exponential population growth, nonrenewable natural resources, and endogenous knowledge creation to analyse substitution between primary inputs and an essential use of resources in the innovation sectors, which is generally considered as most unfavourable for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011793475
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Asia's energy adequacy, environmental sustainability, and affordability : an overview
Lee, Minsoo; Park, Donghyun; Saunders, Harry D. - 2014
The three pillars of Asian energy security are an adequate, reliable supply; environmental sustainability; and affordable access for all. As Asians become more affluent, managing demand by tackling outmoded subsidies so prices reflect true costs, exploring green innovations in technology and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010367324
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Sustainable Development Goals in Europe and Their Intersection with the Business & Human Rights Framework
Farah, Paolo Davide - 2020
The state of implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the European Union (EU) in the context of the EU framework governing business and human rights (B&HR) is worthy of consideration. This chapter follows the top-down approach: it explores the relevant EU legal and policy...
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