Economic growth and environmental efficiency: Evidence from U.S. regions

This paper proposes a conditional directional distance function model in order to examine the link between regional environmental efficiency and GDP per capita levels. As an illustrative example we apply our model to USA regional data revealing an inverted ‘U’ shape relationship between regional environmental efficiency and per capita income. The results derived from a non-parametric regression indicate a turning point at 49,000 dollars.

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Year of publication:	2012-11
Authors:	Halkos, George ; Tzeremes, Nickolaos
Institutions:	Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Subject:	Regional environmental efficiency \| Directional distance function \| Conditional measures \| U.S. regions

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	MPRA Paper.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Classification:	Q50 - Environmental Economics. General ; C14 - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods ; Q56 - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounting ; R11 - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, and Changes
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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