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On the extension of sustainability indicators and its application.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 13630002
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 経済理論
Research InstitutionKeio University

Principal Investigator

ONUMA Ayumi  Keio University, Economics, Professor, 経済学部, 教授 (60203874)

Project Period (FY) 2001 – 2003
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2003)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥1,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Keywordssustainability indicator / net investment / green NNP / bequest constraint / generation rationality / net stock of expenditure / stock of interest / environmental business / 持続可能な発展 / ネット・インベストメント / 水利権取引 / 財政政策 / 環境外部性 / 水利権の取引 / パレート効率性 / 開発と環境 / 動学的パレート効率性
Research Abstract

This research aimed at extending the two representative sustainability indicators "green net national product (Green NNP)" and "Net Investment" (also known as "genuine savings"). Regarding the green NNP, I introduce the notion of "net stock of expenditure" which is defined as the difference between the stock of consumer's expenditure and the value of capital stock. I add this stock to the stock of interest on capital stock along, the optimal path, and the sum is considered as a kind of wealth. I show that NNP is interpreted as the interest on the wealth minus investment into the wealth, where the rate of interest is that of discount of utility. This characterization is shown to be robust against the extension of economy that involves (1) utility function (2) exogenous technological progress (3) non-constant rate of discount of utility (4) environmental amenities.
With respect to net investment, I investigates sustainable development based on the formalization of the "broad stock of society's capital"(BSSC). Under the bequest constraint (BC) and the generation rationality (GR), we show that the marginal rate of substitution among man-made capital stock and the environmental resources is linked with the rate of their competitive prices. Moreover, we prove that the change of the value of resources can be judged by net investment. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the level of BSSC and that of the utility is connected under intertemporal Pareto efficiency. Finally, we reveal that the utilitarian growth path is characterized under BC and GR if BSSC is constructed according to traditional utilitarianism.
I also analyzes sustainable development in terms of constructing the economic system that enables the economy to grow while the environment is sufficiently conserved. I discuss some ways to achieve it, based on how the government should intervene into pure market economy. This argument is strengthened by some empirical evidences.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2003 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2002 Annual Research Report
  • 2001 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (10 results)

All Other

All Publications (10 results)

  • [Publications] 大沼あゆみ: "河川流域における最適水配分について"三田学会雑誌,NO.2. 96. 49-62 (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 佐和隆光, 植田和弘編: "環境の経済理論「環境の新古典派的接近」"岩波書店(所収論文). 251 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 細江守紀, 藤田敏之編: "環境経済学のフロンティア「グリーン国民純生産の再考察」"勁草書房(所収論文). 302 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 池田三郎, 酒井泰弘, 多和田眞編: "リスク、環境および経済「環境保全と経済発展-両立は可能か」"勁草書房(所収論文). 234 (2004)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Ayumi Onuma: "Optimal water allocation in a river basin"Mita Journal of Economics. vol.96,No.2. 49-62 (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Ayumi Onuma: "Neoclassical approach to the environment"Economic Theory of the Environment (Kankyo no keizai riron) (Sawa, T.and K.Ueta (eds)) (Iwanami shoten). (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Ayumi Onuma: "A reconsideration of green national account"Frontier of Environmental Economics (Kankyo keizaigku no furontia) (Hosoe, M. and T.Fujita (eds)) (Keiso Syobo). (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Ayumi Onuma, Takashi Saito: "Environmental conservation and economic development"Risk, the Environment and Economy (Risuku, Kankyo, oyobi Keizai) (Sakai, Y., S.Ikeda and M.Tawada (eds)) (Keiso Shobo). (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 大沼あゆみ: "河川流域における最適水配分について"三田学会雑誌. 96巻2号. 49-62 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 池田三郎, 酒井泰弘, 多和田眞: "リスク、環境および経済"勁草書房. 234 (2004)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report

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