Environmental Consequences of Economic Growth and Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from Panel Data Analysis

Muhammad Shahbaz, Samia Nasreen and Talat Afza

Bulletin of Energy Economics (BEE), 2014, vol. 2, issue 2, 14-27

Abstract: This paper aims to investigate the non-linear relationship between foreign direct investment and environmental degradation using panel data of 110 developed and developing economies. Our results indicated that environmental Kuznets curve exists and foreign direct investment increases environmental degradation. The findings are different in income groups and regional analysis.

Keywords: FDI; Economic Growth; Environment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O1 Q4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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