Is there an environmental Kuznets curve for Spain? Fresh evidence from old data

Esteve, Vicente; Tamarit, Cecilio

doi:10.1016/j.econmod.2012.08.016

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“…The empirical tests provide evidences of an EKC for various countries. Esteve and Tamarit [27,28] studied the EKC hypothesis for the case of Spain during the period 1857-2007. The authors found evidences pointing to the existence of the EKC in Spain.…”

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Studying the relationship between economic growth, CO2 emissions, and the environmental Kuznets curve in Venezuela (1980–2025)

Robalino-López

Nieto

García‐Ramos

et al. 2015

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

144

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This work tries to determine whether it is possible to stabilize CO 2 emissions under a rapid increase of Gross Domestic Product in a medium term. The paper is an effort to study in detail how changes in the driving forces of the economy affect CO 2 emissions. We study the case of Venezuela for the period 1980-2025, using the methodology proposed by Robalino-López et al. [1,2], which is based on an extension of the Kaya identity and on a GDP formation approach that includes the effect of renewable energies. We test the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) [3] hypothesis in a coming future under different economic scenarios considering, therefore, not only past data but also projections for the coming years. We use cointegration techniques [4] and the Jaunky [5] specification to test the fulfillment of the EKC hypothesis in Venezuela. Our predictions show that Venezuela does not fulfill the EKC hypothesis, but however, the country could be on the way to achieve environmental stabilization in the medium term. This stabilization could be accomplished combining economic growth with increasing use of renewable energy, appropriated changes in the energy matrix, and in the productive sectoral structure.

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Studying the relationship between economic growth, CO2 emissions, and the environmental Kuznets curve in Venezuela (1980–2025)

Robalino-López

Nieto

García‐Ramos

et al. 2015

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

144

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“…EKC is based on empirical work conducted by the environmental economists Grossman and Kruger (1991,1995) in their pioneering research [8,9]. Most of the studies on EKC theory hold that environmental quality will deteriorate at the early stages of economic development, while further down the road environmental quality will improve as the economy keeps growing [10].…”

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Economic Transformation in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region: Is It Undergoing the Environmental Kuznets Curve?

Xiong

Jong

et al. 2017

Sustainability

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Abstract:The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region Integration Plan is one of the most important national strategies in China promoting regional economic development. The environmental problems in this region, however, especially air pollution and contaminated groundwater, have enormous influence on the people's health while also causing economic loss. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the pattern of its environmental and economic development. Panel data in the period 2004-2014 are used to establish an advanced model of the Environmental Kuznets Curve. The results indicate that the economic growth and environmental pollution of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region do not completely meet the Environment Kuznets Curve assumptions. The discharge volume of industrial wastewater and economic growth reflect a wave-type relation. The sulfur dioxide discharge volume and economic growth reflect a U-shaped relation; the generated volume of industrial solid wastes and economic growth reflect a reversed N-shaped relation, which is in accordance with the Environmental Kuznets Curve characteristics at the second inflection point. The variables added value of the secondary industry, population size and raw coal consumption volume have a significant positive influence on the discharge of various environmental pollutants in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The analysis provides policy recommendations for the government to develop regional economic and environmental protection policies.

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“…For instance, the detection of N-shape was reported in Balin and Akan (2015). Among other studies detected deviations from EKC hypothesis include Esteve and Tamarit (2012), Huang et al (2008) and Tsurumi and Managi (2010).…”

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Investigating economic growth-energy consumption-environmental degradation nexus in China

Sek¹,

Chu

2017

Int. j. adv. appl. sci.

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The impact of energy consumption and its relationship with macroeconomic variables is always the concern of policy authorities. In this paper, we conduct empirical analyses on testing the inter-relationship between energy consumption with economic growth (GDP) and environmental degradation (greenhouse gases emissions). Our main objective is to indicate the direction of causal (uni-directional or bi-directional) relationship on these variables and the dynamic of the relationship (symmetric or asymmetric and permanent or temporary). The Granger causality tests and cointegration tests (linear versus threshold) are applied. Our results reveal bi-directional relation between energy consumption and greenhouse gases emissions and uni-directional causal effect from GDP to energy consumption in the shortrun. Our threshold cointegration test reveals long-run asymmetric causal effect from energy consumption and greenhouse gases emissions to GDP while the linear cointegration tests detect symmetric long-run relationship in the model with energy consumption and greenhouse gases emissions as dependent variable respectively.

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Is there an environmental Kuznets curve for Spain? Fresh evidence from old data

Cited by 113 publications

References 56 publications

Studying the relationship between economic growth, CO2 emissions, and the environmental Kuznets curve in Venezuela (1980–2025)

Studying the relationship between economic growth, CO2 emissions, and the environmental Kuznets curve in Venezuela (1980–2025)

Economic Transformation in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region: Is It Undergoing the Environmental Kuznets Curve?

Investigating economic growth-energy consumption-environmental degradation nexus in China

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