Demystifying the environmental Kuznets curve
Turning a black box into a policy tool
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23353136 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Theodore Panayotou (Harvard University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 465-484 |
| Publication date | 1997-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Development Economics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1355-770X • E-ISSN: 1469-4395 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1355770x97000259 |
| OpenAlex | W2076820284 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 184 |
| References cited | 9 |
The reduced-form approach to the income–environment relationship has been a useful first step towards answering the question of how economic growth affects the environment. However, without an explicit consideration of the underlying determinants of environmental quality, the scope for policy intervention is unduly circumscribed. In this paper a modest attempt is made to incorporate explicit policy considerations into the income–environment relationship and to explore its determinants as a step towards a better understanding of this relationship and its potential as a policy tool. The role of the rate of economic growth and population density is also explored. A main finding is that at least in the case of ambient SO 2 levels, policies and institutions can significantly reduce environmental degradation at low income levels and speed up improvements at higher income levels, thereby flattening the EKC and reducing the environmental price of economic growth.
Econometrics · Economics · Environmental degradation · Environmental policy · Environmental quality · Flattening · Intervention (counseling) · Kuznets Curve · Macroeconomics · Natural resource economics · Public economics · Scope (computer science) · Turning point · Computer Science · Ecology · Economic and Environmental Valuation · Energy, Environment, Economic Growth · Engineering · Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
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| Unique citing works | 184 |
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| Citations per year | 6,57 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2026 (29) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 170 |