The environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) theory. Part B: Critical issues

Energy Policy

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 1403-1411

  Kaika, Dimitra ^a   Zervas, Efthimios ^a  

^a HELLENIC OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Common pattern; Critiques; EKC literature

Indexed keywords

COMMON PATTERN; CRITIQUES; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; EKC LITERATURE; EMPIRICAL ESTIMATIONS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL KUZNETS CURVES; INCOME INEQUALITY;

NORMAL DISTRIBUTION;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; KUZNETS CURVE;

EID: 84884980492     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.07.130     Document Type: Article

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