Pollution Abatement as a Source of Stabilisation and Long-Run Growth

Theodore Palivos and Dimitrios Varvarigos ()
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Dimitrios Varvarigos: Department of Economics, University of Leicester, http://www.le.ac.uk

Discussion Paper Series from Department of Economics, University of Macedonia

Abstract: In a two-period overlapping generations model with production, we consider the damaging impact of environmental degradation on health and, consequently, life expectancy. The government’s involvement on policies of environmental preservation proves crucial for both the economy’s short-term dynamics and its long-term prospects. Particularly, an active policy of pollution abatement emerges as an important engine of long-run economic growth. Furthermore, by eliminating the occurrence of limit cycles, pollution abatement is also a powerful source of stabilisation.

Keywords: Growth; Cycles; Enviromental quality; Pollution Abatement. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q41 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-09, Revised 2010-09
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