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.

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Year of publication:	2005
Authors:	Gans, Oskar ; Jöst, Frank
Publisher:	Heidelberg : University of Heidelberg, Department of Economics
Subject:	Umweltbelastung \| Bevölkerungswachstum \| Umweltökonomik \| Dekompositionsverfahren \| Theorie \| environmental deterioration \| population growth \| decomposition analysis

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Series:	Discussion Paper Series ; 422
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	518801969 [GVK] hdl:10419/127242 [Handle] RePEc:awi:wpaper:0422 [RePEc]
Classification:	Q50 - Environmental Economics. General ; J19 - Demographic Economics. Other
Source:	EconStor

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