Att miljöjustera den ekonomiska tillväxten
(2017) NEKH04 20171Department of Economics
- Abstract
- This essay aims to investigate which results can be derived from an economic growth rate
that has been adjusted for environmental damage. In order to do so the usual BNI per
capita growth is compared with an adjusted BNI per capita growth. The adjusted growth is
derived from the World Banks Adjusted net savings, a way of measuring a nation’s wealth
development through the national savings. This measurement is unique in that way, that other
economical environmental damage measurements so far have not included carbon dioxideand
particulate emission damage. The comparison between the usual and the adjusted growth
is tested by economic theories like the Catch up hypothesis and the environmental Kuznets
curve. The thesis also wants to... (More) - This essay aims to investigate which results can be derived from an economic growth rate
that has been adjusted for environmental damage. In order to do so the usual BNI per
capita growth is compared with an adjusted BNI per capita growth. The adjusted growth is
derived from the World Banks Adjusted net savings, a way of measuring a nation’s wealth
development through the national savings. This measurement is unique in that way, that other
economical environmental damage measurements so far have not included carbon dioxideand
particulate emission damage. The comparison between the usual and the adjusted growth
is tested by economic theories like the Catch up hypothesis and the environmental Kuznets
curve. The thesis also wants to cast further light on whether Adjusted net savings is a good
starting point for the measurement of adjusted environmental growth.
The results show that the adjusted BNI per capita growth can serve as an indicator of whether
the environmental damage as a percentage of BNI is increasing or declining. It could also
influence policymakers to focus more on sustainability. However there are shortcomings with
the Adjusted net savings as a measurement, for example that it doesn't account for global
environmental justice. Therefore the essay addresses how more equality between income
groups can be reached in an environmental context. (Less)
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- author
- Gustavson, Catharina LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- NEKH04 20171
- year
- 2017
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Environmental economic growth, Adjusted net savings, Carbon dioxide- and particulate emission damage, Catch up hypothesis, National accounting
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 8920801
- date added to LUP
- 2017-07-10 15:09:36
- date last changed
- 2017-07-10 15:09:36
@misc{8920801, abstract = {{This essay aims to investigate which results can be derived from an economic growth rate that has been adjusted for environmental damage. In order to do so the usual BNI per capita growth is compared with an adjusted BNI per capita growth. The adjusted growth is derived from the World Banks Adjusted net savings, a way of measuring a nation’s wealth development through the national savings. This measurement is unique in that way, that other economical environmental damage measurements so far have not included carbon dioxideand particulate emission damage. The comparison between the usual and the adjusted growth is tested by economic theories like the Catch up hypothesis and the environmental Kuznets curve. The thesis also wants to cast further light on whether Adjusted net savings is a good starting point for the measurement of adjusted environmental growth. The results show that the adjusted BNI per capita growth can serve as an indicator of whether the environmental damage as a percentage of BNI is increasing or declining. It could also influence policymakers to focus more on sustainability. However there are shortcomings with the Adjusted net savings as a measurement, for example that it doesn't account for global environmental justice. Therefore the essay addresses how more equality between income groups can be reached in an environmental context.}}, author = {{Gustavson, Catharina}}, language = {{swe}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Att miljöjustera den ekonomiska tillväxten}}, year = {{2017}}, }