Economics Department Working Paper Series
Working Paper Number
2013-03
Publication Date
2013
Abstract
Environmental literature has largely neglected macroeconomic considerations, especially open economy ones. This paper develops a small country framework that seeks to address these issues. Medium- and long-run aspects are explored using standard trade and portfolio balance models, modified to incorporate trade in claims on non-renewable resources (environmental assets). In the medium-run, changes in environmental regulations, saving behavior, and other variables affect the current account, investment, and composition of output. In the long-run, both the sectoral intensity of environment use and the structure of the economy are affected, as are the capital stock and the global distribution of claims on resources.
Recommended Citation
Razmi, Arslan, "Accumulation, Structural Change, and External Balances in a World with Internationally Traded Environmental Assets" (2013). Economics Department Working Paper Series. 154.
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