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Working Papers

2017

1. Nature’s ‘blue’ value: innovating approaches to valuing our ocean and coasts
   Post-Print, HAL

2013

2. Payments for ecosystem services and the fatal attraction of win-win solutions
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (49)

2012

3. Economic Cosmology and the Evolutionary Challenge
   Papers on Economics and Evolution, Philipps University Marburg, Department of Geography View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Economic cosmology and the evolutionary challenge, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2013) View citations (11) (2013)

2009

4. A Group Selection Perspective on Economic Behavior, Institutions and Organizations
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (35)
   See also Journal Article A group selection perspective on economic behavior, institutions and organizations, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2009) View citations (37) (2009)

2000

5. The Microfoundations of Macroeconomics: An Evolutionary Perspective
   Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
   See also Journal Article The microfoundations of macroeconomics: an evolutionary perspective, Cambridge Journal of Economics, Cambridge Political Economy Society (2003) View citations (42) (2003)

1998

6. Evolutionary Theories in Environmental and Resource Economics: Approaches and Applications
   Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
   See also Journal Article Evolutionary Theories in Environmental and Resource Economics: Approaches and Applications, Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer (2000) View citations (41) (2000)
7. Viewpoint: Weak versus Strong Sustainability
   Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (24)

Journal Articles

2021

1. Hunter Gatherers and the Crisis of Civilization
   Annals of the Fondazione Luigi Einaudi. An Interdisciplinary Journal of Economics, History and Political Science, 2021, 55, (1), 35-54

2015

2. Human ultrasociality and the invisible hand: foundational developments in evolutionary science alter a foundational concept in economics
   Journal of Bioeconomics, 2015, 17, (1), 37-52 View citations (13)
3. Jellyfish outbreak impacts on recreation in the Mediterranean Sea: welfare estimates from a socioeconomic pilot survey in Israel
   Ecosystem Services, 2015, 11, (C), 140-147 View citations (4)

2014

4. Agriculture as a major evolutionary transition to human ultrasociality
   Journal of Bioeconomics, 2014, 16, (2), 179-202 View citations (12)
5. Ecosystem governance in a highland village in Peru: Facing the challenges of globalization and climate change
   Ecosystem Services, 2014, 10, (C), 155-163 View citations (2)

2013

6. Economic cosmology and the evolutionary challenge
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2013, 90, (S), S11-S20 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper Economic Cosmology and the Evolutionary Challenge, Papers on Economics and Evolution (2012) View citations (1) (2012)
7. Evolution as a general theoretical framework for economics and public policy
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2013, 90, (S), S3-S10 View citations (26)
8. The evolution of hyperbolic discounting: Implications for truly social valuation of the future
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2013, 90, (S), S94-S104 View citations (18)
9. The ultrasocial origin of the Anthropocene
   Ecological Economics, 2013, 95, (C), 137-147 View citations (24)
10. What have economists learned about valuing nature? A review essay
    Ecosystem Services, 2013, 3, (C), e1-e10 View citations (35)

2010

11. Debal Deb, Beyond developmentality: constructive inclusive freedom and sustainability, Earthscan, London (2009) ISBN 978-1-84407-712-0 583 pp
    Ecological Economics, 2010, 69, (9), 1884-1884
12. Global Warming Economics in the Long Run: A Conceptual Framework
    Land Economics, 2010, 86, (1), 117-130 View citations (1)
13. The evolution of social and moral behavior: Evolutionary insights for public policy
    Ecological Economics, 2010, 69, (4), 753-761 View citations (27)

2009

14. A group selection perspective on economic behavior, institutions and organizations
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2009, 72, (1), 1-20 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper A Group Selection Perspective on Economic Behavior, Institutions and Organizations, Post-Print (2009) View citations (35) (2009)

2008

15. Behavioral economics and climate change policy
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2008, 68, (3-4), 632-644 View citations (87)
16. Cumulative CO 2 emissions: shifting international responsibilities for climate debt
    Climate Policy, 2008, 8, (6), 569-576 View citations (16)
17. Phillip Lawn, Frontier issues in ecological economics, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK (2007) ISBN 978 1 84542 840 2 374 pp
    Ecological Economics, 2008, 66, (1), 211-212

2007

18. Climate Change and Economic Development: A Pragmatic Approach (Invited Lecture)
    The Pakistan Development Review, 2007, 46, (4), 337-350
19. Environmental degradation and happiness
    Ecological Economics, 2007, 60, (3), 509-516 View citations (169)
20. Sustainability and benefit-cost analysis: Theoretical assessments and policy options
    Ecological Economics, 2007, 63, (4), 637-638 View citations (2)
21. Technology and petroleum exhaustion: Evidence from two mega-oilfields
    Energy, 2007, 32, (8), 1448-1454 View citations (8)
22. The Origins of Ecological Economics: The Bioeconomics of Nicholas Georgescu‐Roegen. By KOZO MAYUMI
    Economica, 2007, 74, (293), 180-181
23. Toward an experimental foundation for benefit-cost analysis
    Ecological Economics, 2007, 63, (4), 649-655 View citations (16)

2006

24. Book Review
    Journal of Bioeconomics, 2006, 8, (2), 189-191
25. Darwinian selection and cultural incentives for resource use: Tikopia as a case study of sustainability
    International Journal of Global Environmental Issues, 2006, 6, (4), 348-361 View citations (3)
26. Evolutionary Theory and Economic Policy with Reference to Sustainability
    Journal of Bioeconomics, 2006, 8, (1), 1-19 View citations (2)
27. The Evolution of Institutional Economics: Agency, Structure and Darwinism in American Institutionalism
    Journal of Economic Issues, 2006, 40, (4), 1169-1174

2005

28. Corporate responsibility and economic theory: an anthropological perspective
    International Journal of Sustainable Development, 2005, 8, (4), 302-314 View citations (3)
29. Ecological economics at a crossroads
    Ecological Economics, 2005, 53, (1), 17-20 View citations (27)
30. The approach of ecological economics
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2005, 29, (2), 207-222 View citations (81)
31. The death ofhomo economicus: is there life after welfare economics?
    International Journal of Social Economics, 2005, 32, (11), 924-938
32. Toward a new welfare economics for sustainability
    Ecological Economics, 2005, 53, (2), 211-222 View citations (20)

2004

33. Altruism, evolution, and welfare economics
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2004, 53, (1), 69-73 View citations (19)
34. Economic man and selfish genes: the implications of group selection for economic valuation and policy
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2004, 33, (3), 343-358 View citations (11)
35. The Revolution in Welfare Economics and Its Implications for Environmental Valuation and Policy
    Land Economics, 2004, 80, (2), 239-257 View citations (60)

2003

36. Consumer sovereignty, economic efficiency and the trade liberalisation debate
    International Journal of Global Environmental Issues, 2003, 3, (1), 1-13 View citations (1)
37. Fairness and retaliation in a rural Nigerian village
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2003, 52, (4), 469-479 View citations (21)
38. Greenhouse Economics: Value and Ethics: By Clive Spash, Routledge, London, New York, 2002. 298 pp.; ISBN 0-415-12718-1
    Ecological Economics, 2003, 46, (2), 307-308
39. The microfoundations of macroeconomics: an evolutionary perspective
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2003, 27, (1), 65-84 View citations (42)
    See also Working Paper The Microfoundations of Macroeconomics: An Evolutionary Perspective, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers (2000) (2000)

2001

40. Reformulating the foundations of consumer choice theory and environmental valuation
    Ecological Economics, 2001, 39, (2), 223-237 View citations (30)

2000

41. Evolutionary Theories in Environmental and Resource Economics: Approaches and Applications
    Environmental & Resource Economics, 2000, 17, (1), 37-57 View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper Evolutionary Theories in Environmental and Resource Economics: Approaches and Applications, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers (1998) (1998)
42. Land, labour and the anthropology of work: towards sustainable livelihoods
    International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology, 2000, 1, (1), 17-27
43. Resource Use, Institutions, and Sustainability: A Tale of Two Pacific Island Cultures
    Land Economics, 2000, 76, (3), 345-354 View citations (25)

1999

44. Book Reviews
    Review of Social Economy, 1999, 57, (1), 124-127
45. Toward consilience between biology and economics: the contribution of Ecological Economics
    Ecological Economics, 1999, 29, (3), 337-348 View citations (11)

1998

46. Georgescu-Roegen/Daly versus Solow/Stiglitz Revisited
    Ecological Economics, 1998, 27, (2), 115-117 View citations (26)
47. Markets and biodiversity loss: some case studies and policy considerations
    International Journal of Social Economics, 1998, 25, (10), 1454-1465
48. The Evolution of Georgescu-Roegen's Bioeconomics
    Review of Social Economy, 1998, 56, (2), 136-156 View citations (34)
49. VERTICALLY INTEGRATED MEASURES OF THE RATE OF PROFIT IN THE UNITED STATES 1950–90
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1998, 44, (4), 555-563 View citations (3)

1997

50. Introduction: biology and economics
    Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 1997, 8, (4), 377-383 View citations (2)
51. The Value of Biodiversity: Markets, Society, and Ecosystems
    Land Economics, 1997, 73, (1), 25-41 View citations (59)
52. Weak sustainability and viable technologies
    Ecological Economics, 1997, 22, (3), 239-247 View citations (30)

1996

53. Discounting, hierarchies, and the social aspects of biodiversity protection
    International Journal of Social Economics, 1996, 23, (4/5/6), 49-63
54. The future of the environment: Ecological economics and technological change: Faye Duchin and Glenn-Marie Lange, with Knut Thonstad and Annemarth Idenburg, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1994
    Ecological Economics, 1996, 19, (2), 191-192

1995

55. One world, one experiment: addressing the biodiversity--economics conflict
    Ecological Economics, 1995, 15, (3), 181-192 View citations (12)

1994

56. Impact of capital formation on input-output multipliers
    Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 1994, 28, (4), 211-217
57. Natural capital and the growth economy
    Sustainable Development, 1994, 2, (1), 12-16 View citations (1)
58. The Social Context of Natural Capital: The Social Limits to Sustainable Development
    International Journal of Social Economics, 1994, 21, (8), 43-55

1993

59. Economic selection and the role of government: Some lessons from evolutionary biology
    Forum for Social Economics, 1993, 22, (2), 61-70

1992

60. Higher Selection Processes in Evolutionary Economic Change
    Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 1992, 2, (1), 1-16 View citations (12)
61. Labour productivity and energy intensity in Australia 1974-87: An input-output analysis
    Energy Economics, 1992, 14, (1), 43-48 View citations (2)
62. Land use regulation in the Lake George basin: an ecological economic perspective
    Ecological Economics, 1992, 6, (3), 235-252 View citations (2)
63. VERTICALLY INTEGRATED PRODUCTIVITY MEASURES: TESTS OF STANDARD ASSUMPTIONS
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1992, 38, (4), 445-453

1991

64. An input-output approach to energy efficiency in the U.S.A. and Japan (1960–1980)
    Energy, 1991, 16, (6), 897-902 View citations (5)
65. Bioeconomics and post Keynesian economics: a search for common ground
    Ecological Economics, 1991, 3, (1), 77-87 View citations (15)
66. Toward a Non-Marginalist Theory of Economic Change
    Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, 1991, 4, (1), 71-89

1990

67. Economic Evolution and Selection: Old Controversies and New Approaches
    International Journal of Social Economics, 1990, 17, (12), 4-13
68. Harrod–Robinson–Read Measures of Primary Input Productivity: Theory and Evidence from U.S. Data
    Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, 1990, 12, (4), 591-604 View citations (1)
69. Inner, Final, and Feedback Structures in an Extended Input-Output System
    Environment and Planning A, 1990, 22, (12), 1621-1636 View citations (1)

1988

70. Decision Making under Conditions of Turbulence and Uncertainty: The Case of the Kinked Demand Curve
    Eastern Economic Journal, 1988, 14, (4), 399-408 View citations (2)

1987

71. Bio‐Economics: Social Economy Versus the Chicago School
    International Journal of Social Economics, 1987, 14, (1), 32-42
72. ENERGY USE IN U.S. AGRICULTURE: EARLY ADJUSTMENT TO THE 1973-74 PRICE SHOCK
    Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1987, 19, (2), 9 View citations (3)
    Also in Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 1987, 19, (2), 33-42 (1987) View citations (2)
73. Energy use in the U.S. service sector: An input-output analysis
    Energy, 1987, 12, (7), 555-562 View citations (2)
74. GAIA and Technological Utopianism: Comment on De Gregori
    Journal of Economic Issues, 1987, 21, (1), 473-476 View citations (1)
75. Technological and Demand Change in Energy Use: An Input—Output Analysis
    Environment and Planning A, 1987, 19, (10), 1387-1398 View citations (12)

1986

76. Neoclassical and Neo-Marxian Views of Scarcity: There Is a Free Lunch
    Review of Radical Political Economics, 1986, 18, (4), 102-105

1985

77. Industrial electricity demand in New York State
    Energy, 1985, 10, (5), 613-619
78. Rational Expectations and Predictability
    Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, 1985, 8, (2), 192-200 View citations (1)
79. Some evidence concerning energy use in manufacturing
    Energy, 1985, 10, (8), 975-982 View citations (3)
80. Utility Theory and Agrarian Societies
    International Journal of Social Economics, 1985, 12, (6/7), 104-117

1984

81. Marx and Resource Scarcity: An Institutionalist Approach
    Journal of Economic Issues, 1984, 18, (2), 393-400 View citations (3)

1983

82. Biological Analogies in Economics: A Comment
    Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, 1983, 5, (4), 676-678
83. Industrial demand for natural gas: Inter-industry variation in New York state
    Energy Economics, 1983, 5, (3), 171-177 View citations (5)
84. Potential regional economic losses due to the long-range transport of airborne residuals
    Energy, 1983, 8, (5), 351-367

Edited books

1999

1. Sustainability in Question
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (9)
2. bioeconomics and sustainability
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (60)

Chapters

2020

1. Cultural evolution, multi-level selection, and institutions for cooperation
   Chapter 13 in Sustainable Wellbeing Futures, 2020, pp 210-228 View citations (1)
2. Taking evolution seriously: the role of ecological economics in escaping the Anthropocene and reaching for the Ecozoic
   Chapter 6 in Sustainable Wellbeing Futures, 2020, pp 90-101

2017

3. Jellyfish outbreaks and recreation in the Mediterranean Sea: welfare impacts and impacted recreationist types in Tel Aviv and Barcelona coastlines
   Chapter 12 in Handbook on the Economics and Management of Sustainable Oceans, 2017, pp 263-277 View citations (1)
4. Nature’s ‘blue’ value: innovating approaches to valuing our ocean and coasts
   Chapter 3 in Handbook on the Economics and Management of Sustainable Oceans, 2017, pp 72-92

2016

5. Toward a science-based theory of behavior: building on Georgescu-Roegen
   Chapter 6 in Beyond Uneconomic Growth, 2016, pp 106-132

2013

6. Institution and ecosystem functions: the case of Keti Bunder, Pakistan
   Chapter 10 in Values, Payments and Institutions for Ecosystem Management, 2013, pp 192-214
7. Valuing nature for climate change policy: from discounting the future to truly social deliberation
   Chapter 25 in Handbook on Energy and Climate Change, 2013, pp 547-560

2012

8. An Institutional and Evolutionary Critique of Natural Capital
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (2)

2009

9. Incorporating Biophysical Foundations in a Hierarchical Model of Societal Metabolism
   Chapter 10 in Post Keynesian and Ecological Economics, 2009 View citations (5)

1999

10. Evolution, Environment and Economics
    Chapter 65 in Handbook of Environmental and Resource Economics, 1999
11. Georgescu-Roegen's evolutionary economics
    Chapter 4 in Bioeconomics and Sustainability, 1999, pp 51-68
12. Introduction: theory and reality – the life, work and thought of Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen
    Chapter 1 in Bioeconomics and Sustainability, 1999, pp 1-12

1997

13. Trade, Equity, and Regional Environmental Sustainability
    Chapter 8 in Economy and ecosystems in change, 1997, pp 166-184