The environmental Kuznets curve and sustainability: A panel data analysis

Energy Policy

Volumn 71, Issue , 2014, Pages 189-198

  Farhani, Sahbi ^a   Mrizak, Sana ^b   Chaibi, Anissa ^c   Rault, Christophe ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUSSE   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE BELFORT MONTBÉLIARD   (France)

^c IPAG Business School ^*  (France)

^d TOULOUSE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

Environmental Kuznets curve; Panel data analysis; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

DATA HANDLING; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; SPECIFICATIONS;

ADDED VALUES; ENVIRONMENTAL KUZNETS CURVES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; INVERTED U SHAPES; PANEL DATA ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE MEASURE; POLICY GOALS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECONOMIC POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; KUZNETS CURVE; PANEL DATA; POLICY APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY;

MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 84902119273     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.04.030     Document Type: Article

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