Analysis of genuine saving and potential green net national income: Portugal, 1990-2005

Ecological Economics

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1934-1942

  Mota, Rui Pedro ^a   Domingos, Tiago ^a   Martins, Victor ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Business cycles; Green accounting; Portugal; Sustainability; Technological progress

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BUSINESS CYCLE; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; SUSTAINABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 77954621952     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.04.026     Document Type: Article

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