Details
- Identification
- Discussion Paper 231
- Publication date
- 3 November 2025
- Authors
- Björn Döhring | Anna Thum-Thysen | loanna Grammatikopoulou | Alessandra La Notte | Beatrice Pataracchia | Domenico Pisani | Christophe Planas | Josselin Roman | Alessandro Rossi | Mayra Zurbaran Nucci | Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs
Description
This Discussion Paper explores a simple way (proof of concept) for integrating ecosystem services into a macroeconomic production function.
Highlights
- Economic activity is exerting increasing pressure on natural ecosystems while it depends at the same time on the provision of the services that these ecosystems provide.
- The paper uses data on forest ecosystem services in a simple production function augmented with the direct and indirect contribution of ecosystem services.
- This illustrates the dependence of economic activity in EU Member States on forest ecosystem assets.
- Simulating the degradation of ecosystems 25 and 60 years ahead, we show that the negative impact on economic activity in the EU could be sizeable.
Information and identifiers
Discussion Paper 231. November 2025. Brussels. PDF. 46pp. Tab. Graph. Bibliogr. Free.
KC-01-25-057-EN-N (online)
ISBN 978-92-68-31829-4 (online)
ISSN 2443-8022 (online)
doi:10.2765/9822478 (online)
JEL classification: Q57, E01, E23.
Disclaimer
European Economy Discussion Papers are written by the staff of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, or by experts working in association with them, to inform discussion on economic policy and to stimulate debate. The views expressed in this document are solely those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of the European Commission.
