Does S. Kuznets' belief question the environmental Kuznets curves?

This paper examines the link between pollution and income. It shows how income inequality affects environmental policies and therefore pollution. The Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis proposes that there is an inverted U-shape relation between environmental degradation and income per capita. This paper invalidates this common result. Indeed we find for a set of parameters a two-hump curve.

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Year of publication:	2000
Authors:	Bousquet, Alain ; Favard, Pascal
Publisher:	Milano : Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM)
Subject:	Einkommensverteilung \| Umweltbelastung \| Öffentliche Güter \| Theorie \| Environmental Kuznets Curve \| growth \| pollution \| income inequality

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Series:	Nota di Lavoro ; 106. 2000
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	hdl:10419/155159 [Handle]
Classification:	D3 - Distribution ; H4 - Publicly Provided Goods ; Q2 - Renewable Resources and Conservation; Environmental Management
Source:	EconStor

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