Properties of estimators of long-run parameters in a polynomial regression with nonstationary, strongly exogenous regressors are considered in the context of the Environmental Kuznets Curve using Monte Carlo simulations. Standard inferential procedures seem to work well in this context.

In the context of sharply declining labour supply in China, this article analyses the relationship between pollution and labour supply theoretically. In addition, using Chinese provincial data, we find that pollution impacts negatively on labour supply and that this is aggravated by rising...