Environmental Kuznets Curve for carbon emissions in Pakistan: An empirical investigation

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1857-1864

  Nasir, Muhammad ^a   Ur Rehman, Faiz ^b  

^a PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS   (Pakistan)

^b QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cointegration; Energy; Environment

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSIONS; COINTEGRATION; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION; ENERGY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; ENVIRONMENTAL KUZNETS CURVES; LEAST COST; PAKISTAN; POLICY MAKERS; POSITIVE EFFECTS;

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC LOAD FORECASTING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

ENERGY POLICY;

CARBON EMISSION; COINTEGRATION ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; INCOME; KUZNETS CURVE;

PAKISTAN;

EID: 79952071103     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.01.025     Document Type: Article

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