Testing for an environmental Kuznets curve in Latin-American countries

Inmaculada Martínez-Zarzoso and Aurelia Bengochea-Morancho
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Aurelia Bengochea-Morancho: Universitat Jaume I, Spain

Revista de Analisis Economico – Economic Analysis Review, 2003, vol. 18, issue 1, 3-26

Abstract: This paper presents empirical estimates of Environmental Kuznets Curves for a panel of Latin-American countries over the period 1975-1998. It uses a new econometric technique that allows for more flexible assumptions in a panel data framework with a large time dimension. Unlike most previous studies we test for slope heterogeneity of the income coefficient in the search of a common empirical relation between carbon dioxide emissions and income. Our results point to the existence of some heterogeneity among countries, but with specific patterns for those sharing certain characteristics.

Keywords: Environmental Kuznets Curve; CO2 emissions; Latin-America countries; panel data; pooled mean-group estimates (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C33 Q25 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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