System dynamics modelling and the environmental Kuznets curve in Ecuador (1980-2025)

Energy Policy

Volumn 67, Issue , 2014, Pages 923-931

  Robalino López, Andrés ^a   García Ramos, José Enrique ^a   Golpe, Antonio A ^a   Mena Nieto, Ángel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

CO2 emissions; Ecuador; Environmental Kuznets curve; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893873725     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.12.003     Document Type: Article

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