Openness and the Environmental Kuznets Curve: Evidence from China

Economic Modelling

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 566-576

  Jayanthakumaran, Kankesu ^a   Liu, Ying ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

COD and SO 2 emissions; Environmental Kuznets curve (EKC); Openness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862816738     PISSN: 02649993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2011.12.011     Document Type: Article

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