An axiomatic approach to decoupling indicators for green growth
The concept of decoupling was introduced to measure and analyze the controversial trade-off between economic development and environmental sustainability; in particular, several empirical studies concern the construction and use of decoupling indicators. We elaborate on a descriptive comparison by Conte Grand (2016) of the three main ones, respectively D_O by OECD (2002), D_ε by Tapio (2005), and D_t by Lu et al.