Investigating the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis by utilizing the ecological footprint as an indicator of environmental degradation

Al‐mulali, Usama; Choong, Weng Wai; Sheau-Ting, Low; Mohammed, Abdul Hakim

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.08.029

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“…This result aligns with Jayanthakumaran et al (2012), Shahbaz et al (2013a), Al-Mulali et al (2015b), and Sinha and Sen (2016) and can be justified by considering that trade openness improves environmental quality because the technique effect dominates the scale effect (Ferrantino, 1997;Shahbaz et al, 2012Shahbaz et al, , 2013. To corroborate this hypothesis, we employ an interaction between trade openness and GDP to analyze the effect that income exerts over trade openness and determine how it affects carbon emissions.…”

Section: Empirical Results and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 81%

Exploring the relationship between energy usage segregation and environmental degradation in N-11 countries

Sinha

Shahbaz

Balsalobre

2017

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Numerous studies regarding the economic growth-environmental pollution link have struggled to determine the effects of various forms of energy consumption on environmental degradation, particularly in the context of emerging economies. This study examines the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) for CO 2 emissions in N-11 countries during 1990-2014 by segregating three forms of energy consumption (renewable, biomass and non-renewable). Urbanization and trade openness are additional explanatory variables that are used in the empirical framework. Using the Generalized Moments Method (GMM), the empirical evidence confirms the presence of an N-shaped relationship between economic growth and environmental degradation for N-11 countries. This study analyzed the interaction effects among trade openness, biomass consumption and economic growth; these interactions had a negative impact on CO 2 emissions levels of N-11 countries. Suitable policy recommendations have been provided based on the detailed results.

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Section: Empirical Results and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 81%

Exploring the relationship between energy usage segregation and environmental degradation in N-11 countries

Sinha

Shahbaz

Balsalobre

2017

Journal of Cleaner Production

260

105

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“…Chinese government has been conducting urbanization as one of the economic policies and expanding the cities on a large scale for decades. Other than that, trade openness [6,96,97] and urbanization [5,98] were found significantly related to environmental impacts and exhausted gas emission. Therefore, it is necessary to see if our basic conclusion stays unchanged when controlling for these two economic factors.…”

Section: Socio-economic Activitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impacts of Technical Progress on Sulfur Dioxide Kuznets Curve in China: A Spatial Panel Data Approach

Zhou

2017

Sustainability

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This paper aims to reveal the nexus for sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) emission and income, as well as the effects of technical progress on SO 2 emission in China based on environment Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis. The spatial panel technique is used in case the coefficient estimates are biased due to the negligence of spatial dependence. With the provincial panel data of China from 2004 to 2014, this is the first research that finds an inverse N-trajectory of the relationship between SO 2 emission and economic growth and confirms the beneficial impacts of technical advancement on SO 2 emission abatement. The empirical results also suggest that the industrial structure change is an important driving force of the SO 2 EKC. In addition, the direct and spillover effects of determinants on sulfur emission are clarified and estimated by a correct approach. Finally, we check the stability of our conclusions on the EKC shape for SO 2 and technical progress effects when controlling for different variables and specifications, through which we find the turning points are sensitive to variables selections.

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“…Further, to find out the existence of EKC relationship between environmental and financial performance, the magnitude of regression coefficient was used (Al-Mulali, et al, 2015;Eroglu & Hofer, 2014;Ogundipe et al, 2014;Sagala et al, 2013;Brajer et al, 2011;Mythili and Mukherjee, 2011). For the parameters (b1, b2, and b3) of these models, homogeneity was assumed (Song et al, 2008).…”

Section: Estimation Techniques and Econometric Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Testing Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis at Firm Level in India

Vinayagamoorthi¹,

Selvam²,

Lingaraja³

et al. 2015

JSD

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All over the world, deterioration of environmental quality has been considered as a hot issue. The growing number of industries is one of the major reasons for the enhanced level of pollution and fast degradation of environmental resources. This situation urges the corporates to involve themselves in socially responsible activities and to periodically assess the ecofriendly technologies. This paper proposes to investigate the Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis, with reference to sample companies listed in BSE S&P -500, over the period 1 st April 2005 to 31 st March 2014. In order to determine the existence of EKC relationship, the sign and magnitude of regression coefficients were analyzed. The results exhibited U shaped relationship for ROE, ROCE, and ROS. At the same time, EKC relationship, by way of inverted U shaped curve, was found for ROA. Based on the empirical findings of this study, some suggestions have been put forward to the corporates and policy makers, to control the level of energy intensity, by implementing eco-friendly technologies.

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Investigating the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis by utilizing the ecological footprint as an indicator of environmental degradation

Cited by 622 publications

References 40 publications

Exploring the relationship between energy usage segregation and environmental degradation in N-11 countries

Exploring the relationship between energy usage segregation and environmental degradation in N-11 countries

The Impacts of Technical Progress on Sulfur Dioxide Kuznets Curve in China: A Spatial Panel Data Approach

Testing Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis at Firm Level in India

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