Pollution, natural resource and economic growth: An econometric analysis

International Journal of Global Environmental Issues

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-88

  Managi, Shunsuke ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Environmental Kuznets curve; Pollutants

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DEGRADATION; ECONOMIC GROWTH; FORESTRY; NATURAL RESOURCE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; POLLUTION; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

EID: 33646833419     PISSN: 14666650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGENVI.2006.009401     Document Type: Article

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