Economics Working Paper Series

Journal: Economics Working Paper Series

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ETH Zurich, Institute of Economic Research (WIF)

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Multi-dimensional transitional dynamics: a simple numerical procedure
Trimborn, Timo; Koch, Karl-Josef; Steger, Thomas M. (2004)
Economics Working Paper Series
Economic growth and the diffusion of clean technologies: explaining environmental Kuznets curves
Smulders, Sjak; Egli, Hannes; Bretschger, Lucas (2005)
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Production often causes pollution as a by-product. Once environmental degradation becomes too severe, regulation is introduced by which society forces the economy to make a transition to cleaner production processes. We model this transition as a change in general purpose technology" and investigate how it interferes with economic growth driven by quality-improvements. The model gives an explanation for the inverted U-shaped pollution-income relation found in empirical research for many pollutants (Environmental Kuznets Curve). We provide an analytical foundation for the claim that the rise and decline of pollution can be explained by policy-induced technology shifts and intrasectoral changes.
Endogenous growth and recycling: a material balance approach
Pittel, Karen; Amigues, Jean-Pierre; Kuhn, Thomas (2005)
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In this paper we analyze the importance of recycling in the strive for sustainable development. In contrast to former approaches we emphasize the role of the waste stock as a source of valuable inputs. We enhance a Romer (1990) type endogenous growth model by a material balance condition that reflects the circulation of matter in the economy. Diferentiated intermediate products are produced from recycled waste and virgin resources. These material intermediates are then employed in the production of final output. They either end up as waste after consumption or are bound in the capital stock depending on the utilization of the produced output. We show that, even in the absence of environmental policy, long-run development is sustainable in this economy. The intuition is, that, as waste is a valuable resource in our model, not recycling part of it, cannot be optimal in the long-run.
The bigger the better? Evidence of the effect of government size on life satifaction around the world
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A.V. (2005)
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A simple dynamic model of the environmental Kuznets curve
Egli, Hannes; Steger, Thomas M. (2004)
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A new approach to pollution modelling in models of the environmental Kuznets Curve
Egli, Hannes (2005)
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Sustainable development under seemingly unvavourable conditions
Bretschger, Lucas (2003)
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Economics of technological change and the environment: where to go
Bretschger, Lucas (2003)
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On the mechanics of economic convergence
Steger, Thomas M. (2003)
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Sustainability and substitution of exhaustible natural resources. How resource prices affect loing-term R&D-investments
Bretschger, Lucas; Smulders, Sjak (2003)
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