scholarly journals Directed Technical Change as a Response to Natural-Resource Scarcity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Hassler ◽  
Per Krusell ◽  
Conny Olovsson
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resource ◽  
Technical Change ◽  
Resource Scarcity ◽  
Directed Technical Change ◽  
Natural Resource Scarcity

scholarly journals Microeconometric modeling of rent as a measure of natural resource scarcity: regularity and technical change, scale, and functional form sensitivity under partial static equilibrium

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-103
Author(s):  
Andrés Escalante
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resource ◽  
Technical Change ◽  
Functional Form ◽  
Resource Scarcity ◽  
Static Equilibrium ◽  
Natural Resource Scarcity ◽  
Sobre Todo

Esta investigación tiene dos objetivos. El primero consiste en evaluar la sensibilidad estadística de la renta  como medida de escasez de un recurso natural, hacia las especificaciones econométricas de la función de costo variable, de la que puede derivarse, con el fin de examinar si los supuestos para formular el modelo econométrico generan diferencias estadísticamente relevantes en la renta estimada. El segundo objetivo de la investigación consiste en determinar si las decisiones ejecutivas de investigación y la consistencia teórica del modelo afectan el contenido informacional de la renta,  como medida de escasez de dicho recurso. La muestra consiste en series de tiempo de 1953 a 1985 de la industria de asbestos en Canadá. Se evidencia que estas decisiones sí generan diferencias pero no como para afectar la consistencia informacional de la renta. En particular, los resultados empíricos revelan una sensibilidad de la renta ante los supuestos sobre la escala de operaciones y el cambio tecnológico y sobre todo ante las propiedades de regularidad. La consistencia informacional de la renta resulta de su movimiento unidireccional a través de las variaciones en el modelo original y que en esta oportunidad estaría sugiriendo una mayor escasez a lo largo de la muestra.

McCulloch, Scrope, and Hodgskin: Nineteenth-Century Versions of Julian Simon

2003 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 289-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
William S. Kern
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Population Growth ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Resource Scarcity ◽  
Limits To Growth ◽  
Economic Progress ◽  
Natural Resource Scarcity ◽  
Growing Population

In The Ultimate Resource (1981, 1996), and in many other publications over the last several decades, Julian Simon put forth controversial views regarding the connection between natural resource scarcity, population growth, and economic progress. Simon argued, in contrast to those espousing the limits to growth, that natural resources were not getting scarcer, but more abundant, and that a large and growing population was an asset rather than a liability in the pursuit of economic growth.

scholarly journals Supply chain strategies in an era of natural resource scarcity

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 784-809 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitra Kalaitzi ◽  
Aristides Matopoulos ◽  
Michael Bourlakis ◽  
Wendy Tate
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Resource Dependence ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Resource Dependence Theory ◽  
Resource Scarcity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Natural Resource Scarcity

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the implications of natural resource scarcity (NRS) for companies’ supply chain strategies. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on the resource dependence theory (RDT), a conceptual model is developed and validated through the means of exploratory research. The empirical work includes the assessment of qualitative data collected via 22 interviews representing six large multinational companies from the manufacturing sector. Findings When the resources are scarce and vitally important, companies use buffering strategies. Buffering and bridging strategies are preferred when there are a few alternative suppliers for the specific resource and when there is limited access to scarce natural resources. Research limitations/implications The research focuses on large multinational manufacturing companies so results may not be generalised to other sectors and to small- and medium-sized firms. Future research needs to examine the implications of NRS for organisational performance. Practical implications This research provides direction to manufacturing companies for adopting the best supply chain strategy to cope with NRS. Originality/value This paper adds to the body of knowledge by providing new data and empirical insights into the issue of NRS in supply chains. The RDT has not been previously employed in this context. Past studies are mainly conceptual and, thus, the value of this paper comes from using a qualitative approach on gaining in-depth insights into supply chain-related NRS strategies and its antecedents.

Measuring natural resource scarcity

1989 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 517-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Landis Mackellar ◽  
Daniel R. Vining
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resource ◽  
Resource Scarcity ◽  
Natural Resource Scarcity
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