Investigating the energy-environmental Kuznets curve: evidence from Egypt

Doaa Mohamed Salman Abdou and Eyad Mohammed Atya
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Doaa M. Salman Abdou and Prof. Doaa M. Salman Aabdou

International Journal of Green Economics, 2013, vol. 7, issue 2, 103-115

Abstract: This study examines to what extent recent empirical evidence can substantiate the claim that annual emission constraints have a modest effect on long run economic growth rates. The paper studies specifically the contribution of carbon dioxide emissions on growth in Egyptian economy during the period 1961-2008. Results indicate that there is a negative relationship between GDP per capita and carbon dioxide emissions. Results suggest that institutions play an important role to achieve progress in setting an effective policies and regulations to decrease pollutants' level that arise from industries and rationalising the consumption of energy. Developing countries and especially Egypt need to adopt a set of effective policies to face the vulnerable growth and environmental degradation. Based on these results, we assert that environmental policy should consider the different characteristics of each country and type of pollutant.

Keywords: economic growth; energy policy; carbon dioxide; CO2; carbon emissions; Kuznets curve; green economics; Egypt; GDP per capita; air pollution; air quality; developing countries; environmental degradation; environmental policy; pollutants. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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