Does NNP growth indicate welfare improvement?

被引:73
作者
Asheim, GB
Weitzman, ML
机构
[1] Univ Oslo, Dept Econ, N-0317 Oslo, Norway
[2] Harvard Univ, Dept Econ, Littauer Ctr, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
关键词
national income accounting; dynamic welfare;
D O I
10.1016/S0165-1765(01)00493-1
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
We show that instantaneous increases in real NNP over time are an accurate indicator of true dynamic welfare improvements. This highlights a connection between the theory of green (or comprehensive) national income accounting and the theory of real price indices. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science BY All rights reserved.
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页码:233 / 239
页数:7
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