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Eco-innovation for enabling resource efficiency and green growth: development of an analytical framework and preliminary analysis of industry and policy practices

International Economics and Economic Policy : Volume 7, Issue 1, May 2010

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International economics of resource productivity – Relevance, measurement, empirical trends, innovation, resource policies

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Bleischwitz, Raimund
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	This paper undertakes a step to explaining the international economics of resource productivity. It argues that natural resources are back on the agenda for four reasons: the demand on world markets continues to increase, the environmental constraints to using resources are relevant throughout their whole life cycle, the access to critical metals could become a barrier to the low carbon economy, and uneven patterns of use will probably become a source of resource conflicts. Thus, the issue is also of relevance for the transition to a low carbon economy. ‚Material Flow Analysis’ is introduced as a tool to measure the use of natural resources within economies and internationally; such measurement methodology now is being harmonized under OECD auspices. For these reasons, the paper argues that resource productivity—that is the efficiency of using natural resources to produce goods and services in the economy—will become one of the key determinants of economic success and human well-being. An empirical chapter gives evidence on time series of resource productivity increases across a number of economies. Introducing the notion of ‘material flow innovation’, the paper also discusses the innovation dynamics and issues of competitiveness. However, as the paper concludes, market barriers make a case for effective resource policies that should provide incentives for knowledge generation and get the prices right.
Starting Page	227
Ending Page	244
Page Count	18
File Format	PDF
ISSN	16124804
Journal	International Economics and Economic Policy
Volume Number	7
Issue Number	2-3
e-ISSN	16124812
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2010-06-29
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics Economic Policy International Economics
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Economics and Econometrics

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