Exploring the economy - environment relationship in the case of sulphur emissions

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 159-177

  Halkos, George E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

economic development; panel data analysis; sulphur emissions

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EUROPEAN UNION; PANEL DATA; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION POLICY; SULFUR EMISSION;

EID: 84873686541     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.657756     Document Type: Article

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