Environmental Kuznets Curves - Agricultural and Resource Economics

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1) Consumption and production changes If industry structure changes from relatively clean agrarian economies to polluting industries to tertiary sector, trade and delocalisation plays some role. In a global perspective, there are limits to this phenomenon. Scale (GDP), technique (emissions intensity) and composition (output mix) effects. The example of CO2 emissions: increased income changes fuel mix, structure of industry.
2) Preferences for environmental quality Evidence of increased demand for environmental quality with increased income (positive income elasticity for environmental quality). Is environmental quality a normal good or even a luxury good? Kristrom & Riera (1996): income elasticity less than 1.
Page 1 and 2: Environmental Kuznets curves Defini
Page 3 and 4: EKC definition The EKC hypothesizes
Page 5 and 6: SO 2 USD 6000 Example GDP/capita
Page 7 and 8: The policy issue? EKCs have been us
Page 9 and 10: Methodological issues The first EKC
Page 11: Structural explanations 1)Consumpti
Page 15 and 16: 4) Abatement technology Is technolo
Page 17 and 18: Some conclusions EKCs may exist for
Page 19: An Incomplete Bibliography Andreoni

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