Modelling what matters: How do current models handle environmental limits and social outcomes?

Models that represent the economy, society, and environment are critical macroeconomic policy tools. However, economic output as measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is increasingly being seen as an unreliable and undesirable economic indicator and policy goal. Instead, multiple indicators of en...

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Autores: Van Eynde, Rob, Horen Greenford, Daniel, O'Neill, D.W., Demaria, Federico
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/220356
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/220356
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Modelització multiescala
Desenvolupament sostenible
Macroeconomia
Desenvolupament econòmic
Multiscale modeling
Sustainable development
Macroeconomics
Economic development
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Sumario:Models that represent the economy, society, and environment are critical macroeconomic policy tools. However, economic output as measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is increasingly being seen as an unreliable and undesirable economic indicator and policy goal. Instead, multiple indicators of environmental impacts and social outcomes are needed to make decisions about sustainable development. (...)