Frank, Joshua - In: Ecological Economics 66 (2008) 2-3, pp. 478-491
The concept of a Kuznets curve has been applied to income inequality and to the environment. The Kuznets curve takes an inverted U-shape, with income or GDP on the X-axis and environmental degradation or inequality on the Y-axis. It is hypothesized here that an "animal welfare Kuznets curve" may...