Economic growth, international trade and air pollution: A decomposition analysis

Ecological Economics

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1329-1339

  Kukla Gryz, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Decomposition effects; Environmental Kuznets Curve; International trade

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INCOME; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; KUZNETS CURVE;

EID: 60349102593     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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