Dugan, A., Fürnkranz-Prskawetz, A., & Raffin, N. (2022). The Environment, Life Expectancy and Growth in Overlapping Generations Models: A Survey (I. of S. and M. M. in E. TU Wien Economics Research Unit, Ed.; 01/2022). Research Unit Economics, Institute of Statistics and Matematical Methods in Economics, TU Wien. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12708/84075
It is widely accepted that environmental and demographic changes will
significantly influence the future of our society. In recent years, an increasing number
of studies has analyzed the interlinkages among economic growth, environmental
factors and a specific demographic variable, namely life expectancy, applying an
overlapping generations framework. The aim of this survey is threefold. First, we
review the role of life expectancy and pollution for sustainable growth. Second,
we discuss the role of intervening factors like health investment and technological
progress as well as institutional settings including government expenditures, tax
structures and inequality. Finally, we summarize policy implications obtained in
different models and compare them to each other.
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Mathematical Methods in Economics: 50% Modeling and Simulation: 50%