Beyond the environmental kuznets curve: A comparative study of SO2 and CO2 emissions between Japan and China

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 445-470

  Yaguchi, Yue ^a   Sonobe, Tetsushi ^b   Otsuka, Keijiro ^b  

^a TAKUSHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL GRADUATE INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES   (Japan)

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EID: 34250766190     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X07003592     Document Type: Article

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