potential explana- tion of an N-shaped pollution-income relation. Finally, it is shown that the model is compatible with most …

that pollution becomes negative in the long run. This, of course, is a highly implausible prediction. The paper at hand … examines the problem of negative pollution by, ¯rst, critically discussing two approaches adopted in existing EKC models and … the theo- retical problem of negative pollution, but also does well regarding the empirical plausibility of the abatement …

The interaction between habit formation and pollution-type ex- ternalities modifies the social optimum through discount …

Environmental pollution adversely affects children’s probability to survive to adulthood, reduces thus parental … inequality and pollution on children’s health may be amplified, if the population group that is least affected decides about tax …-financed abatement measures. Our theory provides a candidate explanation for (1) the observed positive correlation between inequality and …

Production often causes pollution as a by-product. Once environmental degra- dation becomes too severe, regulation is …-improvements. The model gives an explanation for the inverted U-shaped pollution-income relation found in empirical research for many …