TWO METHODS OF ESTIMATING SEMIPARAMETRIC COMPONENT IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL KUZNET'S CURVE (EKC)

This study compares parametric and semiparametric smoothing techniques to estimate the environmental Kuznet curve. The ad hoc functional form where income is related either as a square or a cubic function to environmental quality is relaxed in search of a better nonlinear fit to the pollution-income relationship for panel data.

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Year of publication:	2004
Authors:	Paudel, Krishna P. ; Zapata, Hector O.
Institutions:	Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA
Subject:	Environmental Economics and Policy

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	2004 Annual Meeting, February 14-18, 2004, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series 2004 Annual Meeting, February 14-18, 2004, Tulsa, Oklahoma Number 34598
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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