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Pollution in times of economic uncertainty: A perverse tragedy of the commons?

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  • Ramón E. López
  • Roberto Pastén
  • Pablo Gutiérrez C.

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We explore the effects of economic uncertainty on environmental pollution. We show conditions under which an increase of economic uncertainty raises pollution. The results depend on the consumers’ level of risk aversion and prudence behavior, as well as on the elasticity of substitution between pollution and conventional inputs. Under several widely used specifications for preferences and production technologies, we show that, given available empirical evidence about the parameters characterizing these specifications, a damning vicious cycle between increasing economic uncertainty and pollution is likely to occur.

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  • Ramón E. López & Roberto Pastén & Pablo Gutiérrez C., 2020. "Pollution in times of economic uncertainty: A perverse tragedy of the commons?," Working Papers wp500, University of Chile, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:udc:wpaper:wp500
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