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Development Patterns of Material Productivity

Convergence or Divergence?

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  • © 2014

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Authors:
  1. Larissa Talmon-Gros

    1. Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany

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  • One of the first econometric analyses of the EU’s present lead indicator for sustainable development
  • A comprehensive analysis on the interface between economy and ecology
  • Deep quantitative analysis of a novel, only recently published dataset
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Contributions to Economics (CE)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction

    • Larissa Talmon-Gros
    Pages 1-7

  3. Theoretical Foundation and Existing Empirical Evidence

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. Overuse, Scarcity, and the Debate About Sustainable Development

      • Larissa Talmon-Gros
      Pages 11-18

    3. The Relationship Between Technological Progress and Material Consumption

      • Larissa Talmon-Gros
      Pages 19-27

    4. Convergence: Theory, Econometrics, and Empirics

      • Larissa Talmon-Gros
      Pages 29-79

    5. Material Productivity Measurement

      • Larissa Talmon-Gros
      Pages 81-97

    6. Empirical Evidence on the Development of Material Consumption and Material Productivity

      • Larissa Talmon-Gros
      Pages 99-107

  4. Empirical Analysis of Material Productivity Convergence

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109
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    2. Research Question

      • Larissa Talmon-Gros
      Pages 111-115

    3. Data and Descriptive Statistics

      • Larissa Talmon-Gros
      Pages 117-133

    4. Examination of Material Productivity Convergence

      • Larissa Talmon-Gros
      Pages 135-164

    5. Discussion

      • Larissa Talmon-Gros
      Pages 165-169

    6. Conclusion

      • Larissa Talmon-Gros
      Pages 171-178

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 179-210
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About this book

Increasing concerns regarding the world’s natural resources and sustainability continue to be a major issue for global development. As a result several political initiatives and strategies for green or resource-efficient growth both on national and international levels have been proposed. A core element of these initiatives is the promotion of an increase of resource or material productivity. This dissertation examines material productivity developments in the OECD and BRICS countries between 1980 and 2008. By applying the concept of convergence stemming from economic growth theory to material productivity the analysis provides insights into both aspects: material productivity developments in general as well potentials for accelerated improvements in material productivity which consequently may allow a reduction of material use globally. The results of the convergence analysis underline the importance of policy-making with regard to technology and innovation policy enabling the production of resource-efficient products and services as well as technology transfer and diffusion.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany

    Larissa Talmon-Gros

About the author

Larissa Talmon-Gros, born in 1984, studied European Business at Dublin City University and ESB Business School Reutlingen and graduated as Bachelor of European Business and Diplom-Betriebswirtin (FH) in 2007. She accomplished her doctoral studies at the University of Hohenheim in cooperation with the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy. She also held a renowned PhD scholarship from the Evangelisches Studienwerk Villigst. Larissa Talmon-Gros completed her doctorate in Economics in 2013.

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