The Environment, Life Expectancy and Growth in Overlapping Generations Models: A Survey

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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.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: ECON WPS - Working Papers in Economic Theory and Policy ; No. 01/2022

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development ; Environment and Growth ; Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth ; Environmental Economics: Government Policy ; Demographic Economics: General
• Subject: Environmental quality ; Pollution ; Longevity ; Endogenous growth ; Government policy

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Dugan, Anna ; Prskawetz, Alexia ; Raffin, Natacha
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): TU Wien, Institute of Statistics and Mathematical Methods in Economics, Research Unit in Economics
• (where): Vienna
• (when): 2022

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/249587
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:46 AM CET