Is growth a dirty word? Pollution, abatement and endogenous growth

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 261-284

  Byrne, Margaret M ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endogenous growth; Environmental degradation; Pollution abatement; Technological innovation

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; MODELLING APPROACH; POLLUTION CONTROL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0031392988     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3878(97)00043-6     Document Type: Article

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