Growth and environmental pollution: Empirical evidence from China

Journal of Chinese Economic and Foreign Trade Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 144-157

  Halkos, George E ^a   Tzeremes, Nickolaos G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

China; CO2 emissions; Economic growth; Environmental kuznets curve; Pollution; Trade

Indexed keywords

EID: 84933531647     PISSN: 17544416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17544401111178195     Document Type: Article

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