-OECD countries by developing a more flexible estimation technique which enables to account for functional form misspecification … semiparametric panel data model. Our results corroborates that the nature and validity of the income–pollution relationship based on …

) emissions per capita. World Bank 1992 study claims that pollution rises with income, but at a slower and slower speed and …This paper tests the effect of gross domestic product (GDP) per capita on pollution, measured by carbon dioxide (CO2 … eventually declines. Using Ordinary Least Squares estimation procedure, we find a quadratic relationship ("inverted U …

) emissions per capita. World Bank 1992 study claims that pollution rises with income, but at a slower and slower speed and …This paper tests the effect of gross domestic product (GDP) per capita on pollution, measured by carbon dioxide (CO2 … eventually declines. Using Ordinary Least Squares estimation procedure, we find a quadratic relationship ("inverted U …