Generous Sustainability

Ecological Economics

Volumn 136, Issue , 2017, Pages 94-100

  Gerlagh, Reyer ^a,b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CESifo Research Network fellow   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate; Growth; Intergenerational distribution; Sustainability; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 85013298114     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.02.012     Document Type: Article

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