The determinants of atmospheric SO2 concentrations: Reconsidering the environmental Kuznets curve

Ecological Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 209-220

  Kaufmann, Robert K ^a   Davidsdottir, Brynhildur ^a   Garnham, Sophie ^a   Pauly, Peter ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Kuznets; SO2; U shaped relation

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; KUZNETS CURVE; SULPHUR EMISSIONS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0031927838     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(97)00181-X     Document Type: Article

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