Beyond the EKC: Economic development and environmental degradation in the US

Mihai Mutascu

Ecological Economics, 2025, vol. 232, issue C

Abstract: The paper explores the impact of economic development on environmental degradation in the United States of America (US) using a Wavelet Quantile Correlation (WQC) methodology proposed by Kumar and Padakandla (2022). The span covers the period 1992M1-2022M12.

Keywords: Economic Development; Environmental Degradation; Short- and Long-Term; Pre- and Post-Industrial Era (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C14 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2025.108567

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