Characterizing the Sustainability Problem in an Exhaustible Resource Model
Tapan Mitra,
Geir Asheim,
Wolfgang Buchholz () and
Cees Withagen
No 3758, CESifo Working Paper Series from CESifo
Abstract:
The Dasgupta-Heal-Solow-Stiglitz model of capital accumulation and resource depletion poses the following sustainability problem: is it feasible to sustain indefinitely a level of consumption that is bounded away from zero? We provide a complete technological characterization of the sustainability problem in this model without reference to the time path. As a byproduct we show general existence of a maximin optimal path under weaker conditions that those employed in previous work. Our proofs yield new insights into the meaning and significance of Hartwick's reinvestment rule.
Keywords: sustainability; maximin (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O10 Q32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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