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Technological vs. Ecological Switch and the Environmental Kuznets Curve
Author(s) -
Boucekkine Raouf,
Pommeret Aude,
Prieur Fabien
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.1093/ajae/aas048
Subject(s) - kuznets curve , economics , environmental science , ecology , econometrics , biology
This paper investigates the income-pollution relationship within and optimal AK growth model with technological and ecological switches. We show that the EKC, that is usually seen as a description of the relationship between wealth and pollution along the different development stages of one country, can also emerge as a result of the implementation of the optimal policy from the current development stage of the economy