Carbon intensity and economic development 1962-91: A brief exploration of the environmental kuznets curve

World Development

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 191-198

  Timmons Roberts, J ^a   Grimes, Peter E ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Cross national; Development; Environment; Greenhouse effect

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CARBON EMISSIONS; DEVELOPMENT LEVEL; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; KUZNETS CURVE; KUZNETS HYPOTHESIS; POLLUTION;

EID: 0012190324     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0305-750x(96)00104-0     Document Type: Article

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