Testing environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis in Asian countries

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 52, Issue , 2015, Pages 16-22

  Apergis, Nicholas ^a   Ozturk, Ilhan ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asian countries; Carbon dioxide emissions; Environmental kuznets curve; Panel data

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GLOBAL WARMING; POPULATION STATISTICS;

ASIAN COUNTRIES; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL KUZNETS CURVE HYPOTHESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL KUZNETS CURVES; INVERTED U SHAPES; PANEL DATA; PER CAPITA; POPULATION DENSITIES;

ECONOMICS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INCOME; KUZNETS CURVE; PANEL DATA;

ASIA;

EID: 84919722754     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.11.026     Document Type: Article

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