A tale of two elasticities: A general theoretical framework for the environmental Kuznets curve analysis

We show that a variety of seemingly diverse concepts used to theoretically explaining the EKC have a common origin in two key preference and production elasticities. We also prove that they jointly correspond to a unique, underlying preference-technology theoretical framework.

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Figueroa B., Eugenio ; Pasten, Roberto
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 119.2013, 1, p. 85-88
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Environmental Kuznets curve \| Income-elasticity of marginal utility \| Elasticity of substitution between factors

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	O1 - Economic Development ; Q2 - Renewable Resources and Conservation; Environmental Management
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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