This paper examines the functional relationships between income inequality, economic factors, institutions, and Kuznets' inverted-U hypothesis. A model that incorporates interactive as well as direct effects of several factors to capture their combined effect on inequality is developed. The...

In the early 1990s the attention of economists was captured by empirical evidence suggesting that rising income levels in developing countries could be good rather than bad for the environment. This evidence drove a stake into the heart of those opposing growth on environmental grounds....

This study is based on a balanced panel of pollutants (CO2, SO2 and NOx emissions per capita) drawn from the electricity sector of 51 US regions covering the period 1990-2012. The empirical findings indicate strong evidence of non-linear cointegrated relationships between local (SO2 and NOX) and...