Economic growth and the environment in China: Empirical evidence using prefecture level data

China Economic Review

Volumn 36, Issue , 2015, Pages 73-85

  Lee, Sanghoon ^a   Oh, Dae Won ^a  

^a Hannam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

China; Economic growth; Environment; Environmental Kuznets curve; Panel data

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941285794     PISSN: 1043951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2015.08.009     Document Type: Article

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