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The conflict between economic development and growth and environmental quality at a regional level has been analysed using input-output techniques. The trade-offs between macro-economic goals such as output expansion, income growth, employment creation on the one hand, and pollution abatement on the other, have been quantified using multiplier analysis. These trade-offs provide valuable information for policy and planning purposes. The normative implications of the empirical results of the study, the conceptual limitations and the scope for refinement are also discussed.
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I am grateful to an anonymous referee from the University of Maryland and to Dr. Stuart Macdonald, University of Queensland, for their comments on an earlier version of this paper.
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Karunaratne, N.D. Pollution macro-economic trade-off at regional level (An input-output analysis of Moreton Region). Empirical Economics 5, 15–29 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01848040
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