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T1 A comparative review of de- and post-growth modeling studies
A1 Lauer, Arthur
A1 Capellán Pérez, Iñigo
A1 Wergles, Nathalie
K1 Degrowth
K1 Post-growth
K1 Modeling
K1 Policy evaluation
K1 Scenarios
K1 Transition
AB In recent years, a small but rapidly growing field of modeling alternatives to growth as represented by the de- (DG) and post-growth (PG) discourses has emerged. We compare selected model characteristics of 75 DG and PG related modeling studies, compiled through a systematic literature review (2000−2023), and link model structures and results to different theoretically contested debates surrounding DG/PG. The reviewed studies cover different geographical and temporal scopes, economic theories, modeling techniques and operationalizations of DG/PG. The majority of studies models DG/PG as intentional transition and does not question its compatibility with a capitalist system, while more radical strands of the DG/PG discourse are excluded. Although DG/PG modeling exercises frequently explore the effects of sustainability policies, they represent only a fraction of theoretical DG policy proposals, with the most frequent being: working time reduction, maximum income caps, carbon taxes and a universal basic income. DG/PG modeling studies have demonstrated the importance of integrating biophysical constraints in economic modeling but also have quantitatively assessed the feasibility of environmental integrity and social well-being without growth. Nonetheless, future modeling could be rendered more realistic by paying more attention to the Global South, introducing heterogeneous agents driving sustainability transitions and including multiple planetary boundaries.
PB Elsevier
SN 0921-8009
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/73603
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/73603
LA eng
NO Ecological Economics, enero 2025, vol. 227, 108383
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 22-ene-2025