EKC: Static or Dynamic?

Dinda, Soumyananda (2006): EKC: Static or Dynamic? Published in: International Journal of Global Environmental Issues , Vol. 9, No. 1&2 (2009): pp. 84-88.

Abstract

This paper tests the robustness of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis, using dynamic model specification for the long panel data set rather than static model. The monotonic income - CO2 emission relationship exists in most of the under developed or developing economies but EKC exists mostly in developed economies.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: EKC, Dynamic model, CO2 Emission
• Subjects: C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C3 - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models ; Multiple Variables > C33 - Panel Data Models ; Spatio-temporal Models; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics

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