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Dematerialization and capital maintenance: Two sides of the sustainability coin
Bartelmus, Peter - Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy - 2002
measure economic sustainability in terms of (produced and natural) capital maintenance; balances of material flows assess … ecological sustainability as the dematerializationof production and consumption. Both concepts aim to preserve … indicate weak sustainability of theeconomy, owing to an increasing capital base. Strong sustainability is not in sight …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009328067
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Dematerialization and capital maintenance: Two sides of the sustainability coin
Bartelmus, Peter - 2002
measure economic sustainability in terms of (produced and natural) capital maintenance; balances of material flows assess … ecological sustainability as the dematerializationof production and consumption. Both concepts aim to preserve … indicate weak sustainability of theeconomy, owing to an increasing capital base. Strong sustainability is not in sight …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010306167
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Dematerialization and capital maintenance : two sides of the sustainability coin
Bartelmus, Peter - 2002
measure economic sustainability in terms of (produced and natural) capital maintenance; balances of material flows assess … ecological sustainability as the dematerializationof production and consumption. Both concepts aim to preserve … indicate weak sustainability of theeconomy, owing to an increasing capital base. Strong sustainability is not in sight …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010493410
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Sustainable Development - Has It Run Its Course?
Bartelmus, Peter - Universitätsbibliothek Wuppertal, University Library - 2009
. Moreover, setting normative sustainability targets for an opaque development concept blurs assessment and analysis. Policy … sustainability address the immediate interaction between environment and economy. Material flow balances and greened national … accounts define and measure these sustainability concepts. Sustainable development carries some goodwill, but practical policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008540482
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Estimating aid-growth equations: the case of Pacific Island countries
Rao, B. Bhaskara; Sharma, Kanaiah Lal; Singh, Rup - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
The seminal and controversial work of Burnside and Dollar (2000) has been the basis for many subsequent empirical works on the growth effects of overseas development aid. This paper argues that the specifications used in these works are not consistent with the data and techniques used. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836524
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An extension to the neoclassical growth modelto Estimate Growth and Level Effects
Rao, B. Bhaskara; Singh, Rup; Nisha, Fozia - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
The neoclassical growth model was extended by Mankiw, Romer and Weil (1992) to estimate the level effects of additional factors like human capital. We suggest a further extension to capture their permanent growth effects. Time series data from Fiji are used to show that the growth effect of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005790404
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Measuring Poverty in the Pacific
Morris, Matthew - 2012
Measuring poverty in the Pacific is important to keep poor people on the policy agenda, to design effective policies and programs and to carry out rigorous evaluation so that we know what works and why. There are various definitions of poverty, ranging from a narrow focus on adequate calorie...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013107587
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Drivers of blue economy in Asia and Pacific Island countries: An empirical investigation of tourism and fisheries sectors
Bhattacharya, Poulomi; Dash, Aruna Kumar - 2020
This study examines the determinants of blue economy activities, namely tourism and fisheries, in 21 Asia and Pacific island countries during the period 1996 to 2016. Using a panel data model, it was found that the size of the blue economy positively depends on the gross fixed capital formation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012610056
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Drivers of blue economy in Asia and Pacific Island countries : an empirical investigation of tourism and fisheries sectors
Bhattacharya, Poulomi; Dash, Aruna Kumar - 2020
This study examines the determinants of blue economy activities, namely tourism and fisheries, in 21 Asia and Pacific island countries during the period 1996 to 2016. Using a panel data model, it was found that the size of the blue economy positively depends on the gross fixed capital formation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012253852
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A SURVEY OF DYNAMIC GAMES IN ECONOMICS:
Ngo, Van Long - World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
This book provides readers with a comprehensive survey of models of dynamic games in economics, including an extensive coverage of numerous fields of applications. It will also discuss and explain main concepts and techniques used in dynamic games, and inform readers of its major developments...
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