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Should we Discount the Far-Distant Future at its Lowest Possible Rate?

Gollier, Christian - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 3 (2009) 2009-25, pp. 1-14

In this paper, we elaborate on an idea initially developed by Weitzman (1998) that justifies taking the lowest possible discount rate for far-distant future cash flows. His argument relies on the arbitrary assumption that when the future rate of return of capital (RRC) is uncertain, one should...

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Avoiding extinction: equal treatment of the present and the future

Chichilnisky, Graciela - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 3 (2009) 2009-32, pp. 1-25

Equal treatment for the present and the future was required in two axioms introduced in the articles by Chichilnisky of the years 1996 and 1997. These articles provide a characterization of the decision criterion that satisfies the axioms and shows that the two axioms are equivalent to physical...

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The moral complexity of agriculture: A challenge for corporate social responsibility

de Olde, Evelien M.; Valentinov, Vladislav - In: Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 32 (2019) 3, pp. 413-430

Over the past decades, the modernization of agriculture in the Western world has contributed not only to a rapid … corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, originally seeking to reconnect agriculture and society, frequently provoke … debate, conflict, and protests. In order to make sense of this pattern, the present paper contends that Western agriculture …

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The Food and Wine Tourism: A Resource for a New Local Development Model

Calabrò, Grazia; Vieri, Simone - In: Amfiteatru Economic Journal 18 (2016) Special Issue No. 10, pp. 988-998

. The evolution of the territorial role of agriculture has implicated the coexistence among various economic activities … contexts realized by agriculture, the set of economic activities can take advantages from the sustainable use of the same …

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Comparative economics of conventional, organic, and alternative agricultural production systems

Durham, Timothy C.; Mizik, Tamás - In: Economies 9 (2021) 2, pp. 1-22

Agricultural production systems are a composite of philosophy, adoptability, and careful analysis of risks and rewards. The two dominant typologies include conventional and organics, while biotechnology (GM) and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) represent situational modifiers. We conducted a...

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Stupsende Agrarpolitik? Nudging zu einer nachhaltigen Landwirtschaft

Thomas, Fabian; Koessler, Ann-Kathrin; Engel, Stefanie - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 87 (2018) 2, pp. 127-138

Umweltschutzmaßnahmen und der Frage, wie eine umweltschonende Landwirtschaft stärker gefördert werden kann. … measures and the question of how to better support an environmentally friendly agriculture. …

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Assessment of agricultural sustainability: Case study of Baltic States

Štreimikienė, Dalia; Mikalauskiene, Asta - In: Contemporary Economics 17 (2023) 2, pp. 128-141

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), sustainable agriculture must meet the needs of present and … systems need transition to become more sustainable. The use of renewables in agriculture allows to reduce energy costs and GHG … emissions and implement cyclic economy principles. Sustainability assessment of agriculture can be done by applying various sets …

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Die ökologische Ökonomie: Ein neuer Ansatz zur Lösung der Umweltproblematik

Söllner, Fritz - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 77 (1997) 7, pp. 423-428

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Auf Irrwegen zur nachhaltigen Entwicklung?

Tegner, Henning; Jakubowski, Peter - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 78 (1998) 1, pp. 40-46

Sustainable Development ist in der Umweltpolitik zum weithin akzeptierten Leitbild geworden. Die gesellschaftliche Entwicklung wird diesem Leitbild folgend nicht mehr ausschließlich an rein quantitativen Wachstumsergebnissen gemessen, sondern es werden ausdrücklich ökologische und soziale...

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Über Regionalisierung und Dienstleistungsorientierung zur nachhaltigen Entwicklung?

Pfister, Gerhard - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 78 (1998) 4, pp. 218-223

In der Umweltpolitik wird von einigen Gruppen die Forderung erhoben, eine ressourcenschonende nachhaltige Entwicklung über eine stärkere Regionalisierung und Dienstleistungsorientierung' der Volkswirtschaft zu erreichen. Was ist von diesem Ansatz zu halten?

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