Growth theory and 'green growth'

Oxford Review of Economic Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 423-446

  Smulders, Sjak ^a   Toman, Michael ^b   Withagen, Cees ^c  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Environment; Growth; Innovation; Natural capital; Natural resources; R D spillovers; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GROWTH THEORY; INCOME; INNOVATION; NATURAL CAPITAL; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE DEPLETION; SPILLOVER EFFECT; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84928667810     PISSN: 0266903X     EISSN: 14602121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxrep/gru027     Document Type: Article

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