Economic growth, decarbonization and international transfers

Climate and Development

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 88-103

  Hübler, Michael ^a   Steckel, Jan Christoph ^b,c  

^a CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH ZEW   (Germany)

^b Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research   (Germany)

^c TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

carbon budget; decarbonization; directed technical change; endogenous growth; technology transfer

Indexed keywords

CARBON BUDGET; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENDOGENOUS GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INNOVATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 84876061468     PISSN: 17565529     EISSN: 17565537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2012.728127     Document Type: Article

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