The Relationship between Environmental Quality and Economic Growth: An Empirical Investigation Applied to the Case of Algeria (1970-2019)

Lakhadar Adouka and Habib Ben Bayer

Economic Studies journal, 2021, issue 6, 22-41

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to study the existence of an environmental curve for the case of Algeria using the two-degree polynomial function presented in the linear and semi-log-linear and log-linear form in order to detect the effect of international trade and people on environmental quality. To reach our goal, we have structured our paper around two elements: Firstly, we will present a brief review of empirical and theoretical literature on the relationship between economic growth and the quality of the environment. Secondly, we will deal with the empirical study evaluating the impact of the issue of on economic activity. We have found that the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) exists in Algeria and the GDP per capita and the population have a positive impact on the emission of the . Furthermore, trade openness has a negative impact. In addition, there is a stable long-term relationship between emissions of and the others various explanatory variables (GDP per capita, international trade and population).

JEL-codes: C12 C22 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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