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Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) of economic, environmental, and societal effects triggered by governmental policies has become a central requirement for policy design. The three dimensions of SIA are inherently intertwined and subject to trade-offs. Accomplishing one objective frequently means back-pedalling on another. Therefore, research activities on SIA increasingly aim at developing quantitative tools for trade-off-analysis along the SD dimensions. Since economics is the study of trade-offs, there is plenty for economists to contribute in order to make the concept of SD operational.
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Böhringer, C. (2007). Sustainability Impact Assessment — The Role of Numerical E3-Models. In: Gómez, J.M., Sonnenschein, M., Müller, M., Welsch, H., Rautenstrauch, C. (eds) Information Technologies in Environmental Engineering. Environmental Science and Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71335-7_2
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