کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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971271 | 1479542 | 2012 | 8 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |

The purpose of this paper is to present a clearer understanding of how several key socio-economic variables impact municipal solid waste (MSW). Although the variables of interest arise from deeply entrenched micro-economic behaviors at the household level, the analysis can be extrapolated to the international level. Two of the variables, which are a time factor and a consumption discount rate, are empirically tested with an international dataset and have been found to be significant predictors of MSW per capita.
► Municipal solid waste generation is modeled using two different, yet similar, theoretical models.
► The models are tested empirically at the international level using publically available OECD data.
► The dependent variable is expressed as the amount of MSW generation per dollar of disposable income.
► The findings are that MSW per dollar increases as the average amount weeks worked increases by nation.
► Findings also show that a national consumption discount rate is positively related to MSW per dollar.
Journal: The Journal of Socio-Economics - Volume 41, Issue 1, January 2012, Pages 110–117