Fueling growth when oil peaks: Directed technological change and the limits to efficiency

European Economic Review

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 18-39

  André, Francisco J ^a   Smulders, Sjak ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d Department of Economics and Center CESifo ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Directed technical change; Economic growth; Energy; Innovation; Non renewable resources

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENDOGENOUS GROWTH; GROWTH MODELING; INNOVATION; OIL SUPPLY; PRODUCTIVITY; SUSTAINABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TREND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84902078116     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2013.10.007     Document Type: Article

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