Environmental consequences of economic growth and foreign direct investment: evidence from panel data analysis

Muhammad Shahbaz, Samia Nasreen and Talat Afza

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Abstract: This paper is aimed at investigating non-linear relationship between foreign direct investment and environmental degradation using panel data of 110 developed and developing economies. The results indicated that environmental Kuznets curve exists and foreign direct investment increases environmental degradation.

Keywords: Economic Growth; FDI; Environment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-08-01, Revised 2011-08-03
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