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Sustainable growth with irreversible stock effects of renewable resources

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  • López, Ramón E.
  • Yoon, Sang W.

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This paper examines sustainability conditions when the stock effects of renewable resources prevail, and characterizes the maximal critical level of initial pollution emissions such that Pigovian tax alone ensures sustainable growth.

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  • López, Ramón E. & Yoon, Sang W., 2016. "Sustainable growth with irreversible stock effects of renewable resources," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 147(C), pages 153-156.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:147:y:2016:i:c:p:153-156
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2016.08.044
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    Keywords

    Sustainable growth; Stock effects; Optimal pollution tax; Renewable resources;
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    JEL classification:

    • O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development
    • Q2 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation

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