A theory of economic growth with material/energy resources and dematerialization: Interaction of three growth mechanisms

Ecological Economics

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 96-118

  Ayres, Robert U ^a,b   Van Den Bergh, Jeroen C J M ^c  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b INSEAD   (France)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Environmental Kuznets curve; Growth mechanisms; Production function; Structural change; Value creation

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC THEORY; GROWTH RATE; KUZNETS CURVE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 24344508658     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2004.07.023     Document Type: Article

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