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Title Revised environmental Kuznets Curve in CEE countries. Evidence from panel threshold models for economic sectors
ID_Doc 63971
Authors Simionescu, M
Title Revised environmental Kuznets Curve in CEE countries. Evidence from panel threshold models for economic sectors
Year 2021
Published Environmental Science And Pollution Research, 28, 43
DOI 10.1007/s11356-021-14905-3
Abstract The recent environmental debates in the European Green Deal to reduce pollution determine the reconsideration of the relationship between economic development and environmental quality. In this context, this paper explains the GHG emissions in few Central and Eastern European countries (CEEs) (Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, Slovak Republic, Czech Republic and Romania) in the period 1990-2019 and proposes suitable economic policies to reduce pollution. Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) and renewable energy Kuznets Curve (RKC) are considered in a methodological framework based on panel threshold and dynamic panel models. The analysis based on GHG emissions from all economic sectors and GHG emissions from agriculture indicates similarities and differences related to the impact of economic indicators on pollution. The results of estimations indicated an inverted N-shaped relationship between GDP and GHG emissions and an N-shaped pattern between value added in agriculture and pollution. The U-shaped RKC was confirmed for overall economy and for agriculture. The policy proposals based on empirical findings promote sustainable development in the analysed states by reducing pollution.
Author Keywords Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC); Renewable energy Kuznets Curve (RKC); GHG emissions; Economic growth; HDI
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:000664869700001
WoS Category Environmental Sciences
Research Area Environmental Sciences & Ecology
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