Economic Growth and the Environment
An Introduction to the Theory
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 25 April 2013
- ISBN 9780199663897
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages240 pages
- Size 241x162x20 mm
- Weight 522 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 38 Figures 0
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Short description:
How can we reconcile economic growth with the need to protect the natural environment? Will scarcity of natural resources eventually force economic growth to cease? This book introduces key models and shows how modern growth theory can be used to shed light on the relation between economic growth, natural resources, and the environment.
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Economic Growth and the Environment explores the debate on how to reconcile economic growth with protection of the natural environment, and the closely related discussion on whether an increasing scarcity of natural resources will eventually force economic growth to cease. The debate focusses on whether environmental policies will benefit the economy or not, and is divided into growth optimists and growth pessimists. In general, economists have been optimistic and have pointed to the possibilities of technological progress and substitution, yet they also acknowledge that natural resources and environmental concern do restrict economic growth. The difficulty lies in quantifying the constraint to economic growth. Modern growth economists have constructed models to examine to what extent 'growth pessimism' is theoretically warranted. This book provides an introduction to some of these models, brings together the discussion between growth optimists and pessimists, and presents the theory behind their arguments. It aims to present models where both sides can meet and where both are able to derive expected results with the parameter values that they deem appropriate. From there, the discussions can turn to the empirical observations about these parameters.
This book will be of interest to advanced undergraduates in economics, microeconomics, economic growth, sustainable development, and environmental economics. Each chapter concludes with a set of Exercises designed to help the reader master the models.
Eriksson consistently proves knowledgeable of the material he covers. Perhaps more importantly, he is adept at conveying it without excessive reliance on jargon. I came away with a much better understanding of the tensions between advancing economic growth and minimizing negative environmental externalities.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Part I: TOOLS
Production
The Solow Model
Endogenous Technological Change
PART II: NATURAL RESOURCES
Land
Exhaustible Resources
Part III: POLLUTION
Pollution Reduction by Abatement
Pollution Reduction by Directed Technological Change
Utility Maximization
