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| Author: | Chimeli, A. B. Braden, J. B. |
| Title: | Total factor productivity and the environmental Kuznets curve |
| Journal: | Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
2005 : MAR, VOL. 49:2, p. 366-380 |
| Index terms: | economic growth environmental quality total factor productivity |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Empirical studies support the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis (EKC) for some pollutants - as income increases pollution increases, reaches a peak and eventually decreases. According to the authors, differences in total factor productivity (TFPs) account for much of the variation in income across countries. The authors develop a theoretical model where different TFPs produce a cross-sectional EKC, even if the dynamic path of environmental quality to its steady-state in individual countries suggest otherwise. |
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