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The impact of trade and economic growth on the environment: revisiting the cross-country evidence
Abdulai, Awudu; Ramcke, Linda - 2009
degradation can be entirely confirmed. If anything, there is modest support for the Pollution Haven Hypothesis (PHH). In addition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263550
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The Stability of the Adjusted and Unadjusted Environmental Kuznets Curve
Becchetti, Leonardo; Auci, Sabrina - 2005
In our paper, we test the stability of the unadjusted and adjusted Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC). Our results provide evidence in favour of the significance of the adjusted EKC hypothesis in which the impact of per capita GDP on the intensity of CO2 emissions is evaluated conditionally to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010312303
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Fiscal decentralization and pollution: Institutions matter
Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza; Mennel, Tim - 2012
We estimate the impact of fiscal decentralization on different indicators of pollution for more than 80 countries from … 1970 to 2000. Our cross country estimates show that fiscal decentralization increases pollution. However, higher quality of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294383
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Income inequality and the environmental Kuznets curve
Borghesi, Simone - 2000
This study explores the link between environmental degradation, economic growth and income inequality within the framework of the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) literature. To investigate this issue, we examine how inequality affects carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and their relationship with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011608646
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Corruption, Growth, and the Environment : A Cross-Country Analysis
Welsch, Heinz - 2003
The relationship between per capita income and a number of pollution indicators has been found to display an inverted U …-shaped or downward-sloping pattern. Corruption may affect this relationship in two distinct ways: by raising pollution at given …. Using cross section data for several indicators of pollution, the paper estimates the direct and the indirect effect of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010260691
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Towards a sustainable biomass strategy: what we know and what we should know
Bringezu, Stefan; Ramesohl, Stephan; Arnold, Karin; … - 2007
The paper reviews the current knowledge on the use of biomass for non-food purposes, critically discusses its environmental sustainability implications, and describes the needs for further research, thus enabling a more balanced policy approach. The life-cylce wide impacts of the use of biomass...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010299920
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Sustainable Nations: What do Aggregate Indicators tell us?
Pillarisetti, J. Ram; van den Bergh, Jeroen C.J.M. - 2008
What is a 'sustainable nation’ and how can we identify and rank ‘sustainable nations’? Are nations producing and consuming in a sustainable way? Aggregate indicators have been proposed to answer these questions. This paper quantitatively compares three aggregate indicators of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325664
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Migration, openness and the global preconditions of "smart development"
Tausch, Arno; Heshmati, Almas - 2011
In this article, we present a first empirical reflection on 'smart development', its measurement, possible 'drivers' and 'bottlenecks'. We first provide cross-national data on how much ecological footprint is used in the nations of the world system to 'deliver' a given amount of democracy,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282204
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Quantifying sustainability: A new approach and world ranking
Carraro, Carlo; Campagnolo, Lorenza; Eboli, Fabio; … - 2012
This paper proposes a new tool to assess sustainability and make the concept of sustainable development operational. It considers its multi-dimensional structure combining the information deriving from a selection of relevant sustainability indicators belonging to economic, social and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294272
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Interactions between Climate and Trade Policies: A Survey
Galeotti, Marzio; Kemfert, Claudia - 2004
Economic globalization affects the environment and sustainable development in several ways and through various channels. The purpose of this paper is to review the key links between globalization and the environment. The paper intends to consider the major issues in multilateral economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011324958