Intertemporal Resource Economics: An Introduction to the Overlapping Generations Approach - Rilegato

Farmer, Karl; Bednar-Friedl, Birgit

 
9783642132285: Intertemporal Resource Economics: An Introduction to the Overlapping Generations Approach

Sinossi

This monograph provides a concise introduction to the overlapping generations approach to the intertemporal economics of renewable natural resources. In contrast to the dominant infinitely-lived agent (ILA) approach it acknowledges that natural resources typically out-live the individuals who use them. Finite lifetimes, generations overlap and competing natural and man-made capital facilitate long-run intergenerational inefficiency and inequity (unsustainability) of market allocations. While avoiding any presumption of either doomsday or a golden age, the book investigates the structural and institutional preconditions needed to ensure that renewable resources are used efficiently and equitably across generations. The primary aim of this book is to provide an easy-to-follow guide to the analytically much more demanding journal literature. This is achieved by using the same model type throughout the book and by adhering to functional specifications that allow for explicit equilibrium solutions.

Le informazioni nella sezione "Riassunto" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.

Informazioni sull?autore

Professor Dr. Karl Farmer, Department Chair Karl-Franzens-University, Graz, AustriaDr. Birgit Bednar-Friedl, Researcher, Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change, Karl-Franzens-University, Graz, Austria

Dalla quarta di copertina

This monograph provides a concise introduction to the overlapping generations approach to the intertemporal economics of renewable natural resources. In contrast to the dominant infinitely-lived agent (ILA) approach it acknowledges that natural resources typically outlive the individuals who use them. Finite lifetimes, generations overlap and competing natural and man-made capital facilitate long-run intergenerational inefficiency and inequity (unsustainability) of market allocations. While avoiding any presumption of either doomsday or a golden age, the book investigates the structural and institutional preconditions needed to ensure that renewable resources are used efficiently and equitably across generations. The primary aim of this book is to provide an easy-to-follow guide to the analytically much more demanding journal literature. This is achieved by using the same model type throughout the book and by adhering to functional specifications that allow for explicit equilibrium solutions.

Le informazioni nella sezione "Su questo libro" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.

Altre edizioni note dello stesso titolo

9783642436826: Intertemporal Resource Economics: An Introduction to the Overlapping Generations Approach

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  364243682X ISBN 13:  9783642436826
Casa editrice: Springer, 2014
Brossura