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The Size Of An Air Shed: A Macroeconomic Stock Estimate

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  • DODO J. THAMPAPILLAI

    (Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772, Singapore2Department of Environmental Science, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia)

Abstract

This paper presents a simple method for estimating the size of environmental capital (KN) assets that are otherwise mistaken as infinite. An illustration is provided for Australia’s air shed. The method draws on the perpetual inventory method (PIM) used in macroeconomics for measuring the size of manufactured capital (KM) stock. While the application of the PIM for measuring KM is based on net accumulation over time, with KN it involves net depreciation over time. The depreciation, however, can be negated by the resilience capabilities of KN assets based on their biophysical characteristics. Owing to sparse data, two proxy methods for estimating the resilience coefficient are developed. These proxies rely on emission targets and standards that have been discussed in Australia’s policy context.

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  • Dodo J. Thampapillai, 2022. "The Size Of An Air Shed: A Macroeconomic Stock Estimate," The Singapore Economic Review (SER), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 67(04), pages 1447-1455, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:serxxx:v:67:y:2022:i:04:n:s0217590818500200
    DOI: 10.1142/S0217590818500200
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    Keywords

    Environmental capital stock; perpetual inventory method; national income accounts; depreciation; resilience;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q5 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics
    • E01 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General - - - Measurement and Data on National Income and Product Accounts and Wealth; Environmental Accounts

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