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Decomposing the impact of population growth on environmental deterioration

The IPAT-model developed by Ehrlich and Holdren is widespread in ecological economics in order to quantify the impact of population growth on environmental deterioration. We comment on this model and extensions proposed by several authors from a theoretical and empirical point of view.

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Main Authors: Gans, Oskar (Author) , Jöst, Frank (Author)
Format: Book/Monograph Working Paper
Language:English
Published: Heidelberg University of Heidelberg, Department of Economics September 2005
Series:Discussion paper series / Universität Heidelberg, Department of Economics no. 422
In: Discussion paper series (no. 422)

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Amtsdruckschrift
Statistik
Arbeitspapier
Graue Literatur
Online Access:Resolving-System, Volltext: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/127242
Verlag, Volltext: http://www.awi.uni-heidelberg.de/publications/papers/dp422.pdf
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Author Notes:Oskar Gans and Frank Jöst
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Summary:The IPAT-model developed by Ehrlich and Holdren is widespread in ecological economics in order to quantify the impact of population growth on environmental deterioration. We comment on this model and extensions proposed by several authors from a theoretical and empirical point of view.
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