Abstract / Description of output
The main purpose of this paper is to present a theoretical model incorporating the concept of circular economic activities. We construct a circular economy model with two types of economic resources, namely, a polluting input and a recyclable input. Overall, our results indicate that the factors affecting economic growth include the marginal product of the recyclable input, the recycling ratio, the cost of using the environmentally polluting input and the level of pollution arising from the employment of the polluting input. Our analysis also shows that, contrary to the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC), environmental quality cannot be maintained or improved via economic growth. Instead, the improvement in environmental quality, as measured by a reduction in pollution, can only be achieved by an increase in the environmental self-renewal rate or the recycling ratio.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 60-63 |
Journal | Environmental Modelling and Software |
Volume | 73 |
Issue number | Nov 2015 |
Early online date | 22 Aug 2015 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- circular economy
- economic growth
- sustainability
- environmental Kuznets curve
- self-renewal rate
- recycling ratio