Decomposing the impact of population growth on environmental deterioration: some critical comments on a widespread method in ecological economics

The IPAT-model developed by Ehrlich and Holdren is widespread in ecological economics in order to quantify the impact of population growth on environmental deterioration. We comment on this model and extensions proposed by several authors from a theoretical and empirical point of view.

MoreLess

Year of publication:	2005-09
Authors:	Gans, Oskar ; Jöst, Frank
Institutions:	Alfred-Weber-Institut für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Fakultät für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften
Subject:	environmental deterioration \| population growth \| decomposition analysis

More details

Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Number 0422 12 pages
Classification:	Q50 - Environmental Economics. General ; J19 - Demographic Economics. Other
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005150965