Is there an Environmental Kuznets Curve for South Africa? A Co-Summability Approach Using a Century of Data

Adnen Ben Nasr (), Rangan Gupta and Joao Sato ()
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Joao Sato: Center of Mathematics, Computation and Cognition, Universidade Federal do ABC,Brazil.

No 201466, Working Papers from University of Pretoria, Department of Economics

Abstract: There exists a huge international literature on the, so-called, Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis, which in turn, postulates an inverted u-shaped relationship between environmental pollutants and output. The empirical literature on EKC has mainly used test for cointegration, based on polynomial relationships between pollution and income. Motivated by the fact that, measured in per capita CO2 equivalent emissions, South Africa is the world’s most carbon-intensive non-oil-producing developing country, this paper aims to test the validity of the EKC for South Africa. For this purpose, we use a century of data (1911-2010), to capture the process of development better compared to short sample-based research; and the concept of co-summability, which is designed to analyze non-linear long-run relations among persistent processes. Our results, however, provide no support of the EKC for South Africa, implying that to reduce emissions without sacrificing growth, policies should be aimed at promoting energy efficiency.

Keywords: Environmental Kuznets Curve, CO2 emissions; Output; Co-summability; South Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C01 C22 Q53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 17 pages
Date: 2014-11
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