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: Received: 20 March 2018 / Approved: 20 March 2018 / Online: 20 March 2018 (09:09:16 CET)
How to cite:
Stauvermann, P.J.; Hu, J.; Kumar, R.R. The Effects of One-Child Policy on the Economy and the Environment in an OLG Framework. Preprints2018, 2018030176. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201803.0176.v1.
Stauvermann, P.J.; Hu, J.; Kumar, R.R. The Effects of One-Child Policy on the Economy and the Environment in an OLG Framework. Preprints 2018, 2018030176. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201803.0176.v1.
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Stauvermann, P.J.; Hu, J.; Kumar, R.R. The Effects of One-Child Policy on the Economy and the Environment in an OLG Framework. Preprints2018, 2018030176. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201803.0176.v1.
Stauvermann, P.J.; Hu, J.; Kumar, R.R. The Effects of One-Child Policy on the Economy and the Environment in an OLG Framework. Preprints 2018, 2018030176. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201803.0176.v1.
Abstract
In this paper we take China’s one child policy as an example and investigate its environmental impact. We develop a model for an economy using a standard overlapping generation model extended with human capital, endogenous fertility, and changing life expectancy. To model the environmental impact of economic activities, we use a modified IPAT model. We show that China’s one child has a very strong positive impact on the environment, particularly if we consider the whole human legacy.
Keywords
one-child policy; environment; OLG model; fertility; human capital; child tax
Subject
SOCIAL SCIENCES, Economics
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
