Inflection point of environmental Kuznets curve in Mainland China

Energy Policy

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 14-20

  Song, Ma Lin ^a   Zhang, Wei ^b   Wang, Shu Hong ^c  

^a ANHUI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JINAN   (China)

^c NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Environmental Kuznets curve; Exhaust emissions; Inflection point

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL KUZNETS CURVES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; EXHAUST EMISSION; GUIZHOU; INFLECTION POINTS; LIAONING; MAINLAND CHINAS;

ENERGY POLICY;

EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; KUZNETS CURVE;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; GUIZHOU; JILIN; SHANGHAI; XIZANG;

EID: 84876305212     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.04.036     Document Type: Article

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