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Dafermos, Yannis, Nikolaidi, Maria and Galanis, Giorgos (2017) 'A stock-flow-fund ecological macroeconomic model.' Ecological Economics, 131. pp. 191-207.

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Abstract

This paper develops a stock-flow-fund ecological macroeconomic model that combines the stock-flow consistent approach of Godley and Lavoie with the flow-fund model of Georgescu-Roegen. The model has the following key features. First, monetary and physical stocks and flows are explicitly formalised taking into account the accounting principles and the laws of thermodynamics. Second, Georgescu-Roegen's distinction between stock-flow and fund-service resources is adopted. Third, output is demand-determined but supply constraints might arise either due to environmental damages or due to the exhaustion of natural resources. Fourth, climate change influences directly the components of aggregate demand. Fifth, finance affects macroeconomic activity and the materialisation of investment plans that determine ecological efficiency. The model is calibrated using global data. Simulations are conducted to investigate the trajectories of key environmental, macroeconomic and financial variables under (i) different assumptions about the sensitivity of economic activity to the leverage ratio of firms and (ii) different types of green finance policies.

Item Type: Journal Article
Keywords: ecological macroeconomics, stock-flow consistent modelling, laws of thermodynamics, climate change, finance
SOAS Departments & Centres: Departments and Subunits > Department of Economics
ISSN: 09218009
Copyright Statement: © 2016 The Authors. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2016.08.013
Date Deposited: 09 Aug 2019 11:23
URI: https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/31460
Funders: Other

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