Decomposition of the environmental Kuznets curve: Scale, technique, and composition effects

Tetsuya Tsurumi; Shunsuke Managi

doi:10.1007/s10018-009-0159-4

Decomposition of the environmental Kuznets curve: Scale, technique, and composition effects

Tetsuya Tsurumi, Shunsuke Managi

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Abstract

This study decomposed the determinants of environmental quality into scale, technique, and composition effects. We applied a semiparametric method of generalized additive models, which enabled us to use flexible functional forms and include several independent variables in the model. The differences in the technique effect were found to play a crucial role in reducing pollution. We found that the technique effect was sufficient to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions. On the other hand, its effect was not enough to reduce carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions and energy use, except for the case of CO₂ emissions in high-income countries.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	19-36
Number of pages	18
Journal	Environmental Economics and Policy Studies
Volume	11
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10018-009-0159-4
Publication status	Published - 2010 Mar 1

Keywords

Composition effect
Economic growth
Environmental Kuznets curve
Scale effect
Technique effect

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