CAN EDUCATION BE GOOD FOR BOTH GROWTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT?

被引：16

作者：

Prieur, Fabien ^{[1
,2
]}

Brechet, Thierry ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Montpellier I, F-34060 Montpellier, France

[2] INRA, F-34060 Montpellier, France

[3] Catholic Univ Louvain, CORE, Louvain, Belgium

来源：

MACROECONOMIC DYNAMICS | 2013年 / 17卷 / 05期

关键词：

Overlapping Generations; Public Education; Environmental Maintenance; Green Awareness; Sustainable Growth; OVERLAPPING-GENERATIONS MODEL; ECONOMIC-GROWTH; POLLUTION; POLICY; CARE;

D O I：

10.1017/S1365100512000132

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

We develop an overlapping-generations model of growth and the environment in relation to public policy on education. Beyond the traditional mechanisms through which knowledge, growth, and the environment interplay, we stress the role played by education in environmental awareness. Assuming first that environmental awareness is constant, we show the existence of a balanced-growth path (BGP) along which environmental quality increases continually. Then, if education enhances environmental awareness, the equilibrium properties are modified: the economy can reach a steady state or converge to an asymptotic BGP. Therefore, education does not necessarily promote sustained and sustainable growth.

引用

页码：1135 / 1157

页数：23

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