Abstract
The recent literature proposes many variables as significant determinants of pollution. This paper gives an overview of this literature and asks which of these factors have an empirically robust impact on water and air pollution. We apply Extreme Bound Analysis (EBA) on a panel of up to 120 countries covering the period 1960-2001. We find supportive evidence of the existence of the environmental Kuznets curve for water pollution. Furthermore, mainly variables capturing the economic structure of a country affect air and water pollution.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | gpq029 |
| Journal | Oxford Economic Papers |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Pages (from-to) | 568-595 |
| Number of pages | 28 |
| ISSN | 0030-7653 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 01.07.2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
Research areas and keywords
- Economics
- Panel Data models
- Spatio-temporal Models
- F59-Other
- O13-Agriculture
- Natural Resources
- energy
- other primary Products
- Air polution
- Noise
- Hazardous Waste
- solid Waste
- recycling
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Economics and Econometrics
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