Is the Environmental Kuznets Curve for deforestation a threatened theory? A meta-analysis of the literature

Ecological Economics

Volumn 90, Issue , 2013, Pages 19-28

  Choumert, Johanna ^a   Combes Motel, Pascale ^a   Dakpo, Hervé K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Development; Environmental Kuznets Curve; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; KUZNETS CURVE; LITERATURE REVIEW; META-ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84875775083     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2013.02.016     Document Type: Article

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