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Environmental Kuznets Curves - Agricultural and Resource Economics

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EKC definition<br />

The EKC hypothesizes that the relation<br />

between income per capita <strong>and</strong> emissions<br />

has an inverted U-shape. U shape.<br />

At relatively low income levels, emissions<br />

increase with income, but after some<br />

“turning point”, emissions decrease with<br />

income.

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