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| Paul Makdissi and Quentin Wodon |
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| ''Robust Comparisons of Natural Resources Depletion Indices'' |
| ( 2004, Vol. 9 No.2 ) |
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| This note applies tools from the stochastic dominance literature on poverty to environmental data in order to test in a robust way whether over-consumption and thereby depletion of natural resources is increasing over time. The method is illustrated with country data on per capita CO2 emissions. |
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JEL: I3 - Welfare and Poverty: General Q2 - Renewable Resources and Conservation: General |
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| Manuscript Received : Apr 07 2004 | | Manuscript Accepted : Jun 08 2004 |
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