A consumption-based approach to environmental Kuznets curves using the ecological footprint indicator

被引：195

作者：

Bagliani, Marco ^{[2
,4
]}

Bravo, Giangiacomo ^{[3
]}

Dalmazzone, Silvana ^{[1
,4
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Turin, Dipartimento Econ S Cognetti de Martiis, I-10124 Turin, Italy

[2] IRES Ist Ric Econ Sociali Piemonte, I-10125 Turin, Italy

[3] Univ Brescia, Dipartimento Studi Sociali, I-25122 Brescia, Italy

[4] Univ Turin, IRIS, I-10124 Turin, Italy

来源：

ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS | 2008年 / 65卷 / 03期

关键词：

environmental Kuznets curve; ecological footprint; biocapacity; consumption; environmental cost-shifting; economic development; trade;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.01.010

中图分类号：

Q14 [生态学（生物生态学）];

学科分类号：

071012 ; 0713 ;

摘要：

Recent research suggests that consumption-based measures offer an insightful perspective on the debate on the relationship between economic growth and the environment. In this article we deepen the consumption-based line of inquiry by investigating the empirical evidence in support of the environmental Kuznets hypothesis using 2001 ecological footprint data for 141 countries. We perform Ordinary Least Squares and Weighted Least Squares analysis on linear, quadratic and cubic functions, in standard and logarithmic specifications, as candidate models to represent the relationship between per capita income and environmental pressure. We replicate the cross country analysis also by estimating the regression function directly, through a nonparametric regression. In our analyses, with and without weighing data by population, the results do not show evidence of de-linking. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：650 / 661

页数：12