A Consumption-based Approach to Environmental Kuznets Curves Using the Ecological Footprint Indicatory

Bagliani Marco (), Bravo Giangiacomo () and Silvana Dalmazzone

Department of Economics and Statistics Cognetti de Martiis. Working Papers from University of Turin

Abstract: Recent research suggests that consumption-based measures offer an insightful perspective on the debate on the relationship between economie growth and the environment. In this article, we deepen the eonsumption-based line of inquiry by investigating the empirical èvidenee in support of the environmental Kuznets hypothesis using 1961-2001 ecological footprint data. We test not only inverted-U and linear functions, but a!so power functions as potentia!ly suitable models to represent the relationship between per capita income and environmental impact. Our results do not show evidence of delinking: the rate of growth of the ecologica! footprint slowly decreases when per capita income increases, but the growth itself never stops. The best model approximating this relationship is therefore not a quadratic but a power function, which does not support the case far indefinite economie growth as a prospective solution to environmental problems.

Pages: 18 pages
Date: 2006-01
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