The Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis suggests the existence of an inverted U-shaped relationship between environmental degradation and per capita income. It has been assumed that the environmental impacts occurred during the first stages of the development process will eventually be...

The Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis suggests the existence of an inverted U-shaped relationship between environmental degradation and income. Several economists assume that the environmental impacts occurred during the first stages of the development process will be reverted as a result...