World emissions and economic growth: application of non-parametric methods

Tetsuya Tsurumi and Shunsuke Managi

International Journal of Global Environmental Issues, 2009, vol. 9, issue 1/2, 69-83

Abstract: The Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesises an inverse U-shaped relationship between a measure of environmental pollution and per capita income levels. In this study, we apply non-parametric estimation of local polynomial regression (local quadratic fitting) to allow more flexibility in local estimation. This study uses a larger and globally representative sample of many local and global pollutants and natural resources including Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) emission, CO₂ emission, CO₂ damage, energy use, energy depletion, mineral depletion, improved water source, PM10, particulate emission damage, forest area and net forest depletion.

Keywords: pollutants; economic growth; EKC; environmental Kuznets curve; non-parametric method; environmental pollution; biological oxygen demand; emissions; carbon dioxide emissions; carbon dioxide damage; energy use; energy depletion; mineral depletion; water sources; particulate emissions; forest depletion. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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