The environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) has been extensively criticized on econometric and theoretical grounds. Recent econometric results and case studies show that national emissions of important pollutants are monotonic in income but changes in technology can lead over time to reductions in pollution a lowering of the EKC and that pollution reducing innovations and standards may be adopted wit...

This paper provides a specific application of the Environmental Kuznets curve is a hypothetical relationship between various indicators of environmental degradation and income per capita. In the early stages of economic growth degradation and pollution increases, but beyond some level of income per capita it tends to reverse, so that at high economic growth leads to environmental improvement. T...

Past climate change literature paid great attention to the welfare analysis of international agreements that stabilize emissions over time on the basis of the New Welfare Economics approach claiming “objective” measures of well-being and excluding interpersonal comparisons. In this paper, by using non New Welfare Economics approaches we show that the involvement of developing countries is not a...

Purpose - This study analyzes the moderating role of financial development in Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis 25 countries.Methods paper uses Lin and Chu unit root test to check stationary variables. The result leads investigation using panel pooled mean group model.Findings results long-run analysis show that EKC exists, plays its two ways. Firstly, it confirms hypothesis, secondl...

We examine the determinants of environmental quality by using carbon dioxide emission levels as a proxy for environmental degradation. Our confirmatory, but different approach to analyzing Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) patterns in the data yield results that do not always agree with those found in the literature, which itself has no conclusive answer as to whether an EKC exists. We find tha...

ABSTRACT In this study, Brazil, Turkey, Australia, Estonia, South Africa (SA), Finland and Sweden are examined by Autoregressive Distributed Lag model (ARDL), non-linear ARDL (NARDL) Gregory-Hansen (GRHA) cointegration models for the relationship between emissions growth, coal consumption (CCSP) growth. For growth relationship, environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) is investigated. CCSP EKC Brazil ...

Cross-country estimations of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) to empirically analyze the relationship between income and pollution have generally assumed a common structure for all countries. Since this latter feature is not supported by economic theory, this paper uses the Random Coefficient Model proposed by Swamy (1970) and empirically estimates EKCs for sulfur dioxide with specific tur...

Using a long span of data (from 1751 to 2016), this paper empirically investigates the relationship between carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and economic growth (real GDP per capita) in United Kingdom. The empirical results provide strong support for existence an Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) UK, i.e., inverted U-shaped CO2 growth, with turning point estimated around mid-twentieth century. Th...

In this paper, we are examining the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) in context of a circular economy recycling model. Our model assumes that there only two factors production final good, recyclable and polluting input. We also present extensions basic by adding technological progress input dynamic reduction influence same respectively. results suggest presence an inverse-U for EKC confirming ...