Reconsidering the impact of the environment on long-run growth when pollution influences health and agents have a finite-lifetime

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-52

  Pautrel, X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Environment; Growth; Health; Human capital; Overlapping generations

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MARKETING;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; OPTIMAL GROWTH; OVERLAPPING GENERATIONS;

HEALTH HAZARDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GROWTH; HEALTH IMPACT; HUMAN CAPITAL; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MARKET; MODELING; POLLUTION EFFECT; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 42149132083     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-007-9139-y     Document Type: Article

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