The Rise and Fall of the Environmental Kuznets Curve

World Development

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1419-1439

  Stern, David I ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Econometrics; Economic development; Environmental Kuznets curve; Global; Pollution; Review

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; KUZNETS CURVE;

EID: 3242707082     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2004.03.004     Document Type: Article

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