Re-visiting environmental Kuznets curve: role of scale, composite, and technology factors in OECD countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (27) ◽  
pp. 27726-27737 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazi Sohag ◽  
Olga Kalugina ◽  
Nahla Samargandi
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Kuznets Curve ◽  
Oecd Countries ◽  
Kuznets Curve

scholarly journals Governance, economic policy, and the environmental Kuznets curve for natural tropical forests

2004 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 367-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
MADHUSUDAN BHATTARAI ◽  
MICHAEL HAMMIG
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Kuznets Curve ◽  
Population Pressure ◽  
Kuznets Curve ◽  
Natural Forests ◽  
Deforestation Rates ◽  
Technology Improvement ◽  
Quality Of Governance ◽  
The Relationship

This paper reports the results of an empirical analysis of the relationship between income and the rate of deforestation of tropical natural forests. The inverted U-shaped relationship known as the environmental Kuznets curve is confirmed. The study focuses on the role of institutions and macroeconomic policy in the deforestation process. Results indicate that the quality of governance is an important determinant of forest resource preservation, and that rural population pressure is not as important as suggested by other studies. Agricultural technology improvement and enhanced educational attainment also lead to reductions of deforestation rates.

scholarly journals Freedom of the press, inequality and environmental policy

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 537-560
Author(s):  
Inma Martínez-Zarzoso ◽  
Jennifer Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Kuznets Curve ◽  
Environmental Policies ◽  
Press Freedom ◽  
Freedom Of The Press ◽  
Kuznets Curve ◽  
Environmental Standards ◽  
Linear Effect ◽  
The Press ◽  
Using Data

AbstractThis paper contributes to the literature on the determinants of environmental standards by studying the role of income inequality and freedom of the press. Given that evidence of the environmental Kuznets curve has only been found for some countries, it is thus crucial to investigate whether other factors besides income per capita levels may be affecting countries' decisions to pass environmentally-friendly legislation. We investigate the effects that inequality and freedom of the press have on environmental stringency for a sample of OECD and BRIICS countries and a global sample of 82 countries using data over the period 1994–2015. We hypothesize that the more unequal a society is, and the greater the oppression of the press is, the less stringent environmental policies are. The results partially confirm our hypothesis. In particular, lack of press freedom is negatively correlated with environmental stringency, whereas inequality shows a non-linear effect only for non-high-income countries.

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