On the relationship between population change and sustainable development

Research in Economics

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 353-364

  Marsiglio, Simone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Intertemporal welfare; Natural resources; Population change; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051824502     PISSN: 10909443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rie.2011.01.007     Document Type: Article

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