Ce papier a pour objectif d'analyser les consequences sur l'emploi de l'adoption par une economie d'une trajectoire de croissance qualitative. La particularite d'une telle croissance est de prendre explicitement en compte les specificites liees au fonctionnement et a la reproduction dans le...

More and more firms tend nowadays to adopt environment-friendly attitudes. Their motivation originates in local environmental regulations or requirements of foreign markets to which firms export (both induced by consumers and investors´ valuation of pro-environment initiatives). There is a...

It is often claimed that economic science has to open up towards other disciplines in order to fully grasp the very nature of the concept of sustainable development. Economic sciences analyses this concept in three different approaches, which can be either seen as beeing complements or in...

Most developing countries are just beginning to takeenvironmental protection seriously. In some cases it is common tocopy regulations from developed countries; however, determininghow much protection is required is difficult, ideally requiringthat the costs and risks be considered to propose a...

In this paper, we aim to include rule making, implementation, monitoring and enforcement costs into the cost comparison of policy instruments. We use a simple partial equilibrium model and apply it to the textile industry. The model includes discrete abatement functions and costly monitoring and...

We develop a model which is intended to accurately portray the behavior of the key players in this drama centering on the survival of the black rhinos and we estimate the optimal prices and quantities of rhino horn delivered to the market which will result in the preservation of the black rhino...

Conventionally, agricultural resource management per se is not a popular area of research. Agricultural production research was crop and input specific. Earlier studies recommended fertilizer levels that maximize yields; or cropping patterns that maximize output and profits. Water was considered...

This report presents a practical methodology for the assessment of the economic impact of soil erosion, illustrates the methodology with results from recently completed case studies and proposes a framework for incorporating this methodology for upland resource policy and management programs.

This paper provides a systematic investigation of agricultural systems practiced in the uplands by starting with a formal treatment of the shifting cultivation problem. The optimum rate of use of forested land from society’s viewpoint and from the individual uplander’s viewpoint, given...

Recently, the link between environmental depletion or degradation and macroeconomic policies has been receiving generous attention from the policymakers and economic managers. Such concerns are valid since the country depends heavily on nature’s bounty. While there has been contention on the...