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1. Sustainability Economics, Resource Efficiency, and the Green New Deal

verfasst von : Lucas Bretschger

Erschienen in: International Economics of Resource Efficiency

Verlag: Physica-Verlag HD

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Abstract

The chapter addresses major sustainability issues within a simple general framework. It studies energy scarcity and endogenous capital formation in the long and medium run. It is shown that energy efficiency depends on the sectoral structure of the economy. Accordingly, structural change is an efficient way to promote both efficiency and sustainable development. The results for the medium run imply that the current crises offer a scope for the greening of the economy, provided that policy increases productivity through trust-building. However, there are major differences between economic recovery and sustainability so that the proposals of the Green New Deal have to be evaluated with care.

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Fußnoten
1
The division by the intermediate input is convenient but not necessary for the argument.
 
2
Empirical evidence suggests that a decrease in energy use fosters investments in physical and knowledge capital and is neutral with regard to human capital, see Bretschger (2009).
 
3
To take B positive but smaller than unity would be feasible as well.
 
4
Trust is not added in this case but used in the following figures.
 
5
In parallel, employment might get hit because the reallocation of workers can cause adjustment costs, but this is not included in the model.
 
6
This result is not necessarily identical to the long run, see Sect. 1.3.
 
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Metadaten
Titel
Sustainability Economics, Resource Efficiency, and the Green New Deal
verfasst von
Lucas Bretschger
Copyright-Jahr
2011
Verlag
Physica-Verlag HD
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-2601-2_1