NEOCLASSICAL GROWTH, THE J-CURVE FOR ABATEMENT, AND THE INVERTED U-CURVE FOR POLLUTION

被引:243
作者
SELDEN, TM [1 ]
SONG, DQ [1 ]
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[1] SYRACUSE UNIV, MAXWELL SCH, DEPT ECON, SYRACUSE, NY 13244 USA
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10.1006/jeem.1995.1038
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F [经济];
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02 ;
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This paper reexamines the neoclassical environmental growth model of Forster to gain insights into the dynamic relationships among pollution, abatement effort, and economic development. Whereas the model has heretofore been used to examine steady-state levels of capital, consumption, and environmental quality, it also provides a theoretical basis for recent empirical research on J curves for abatement effort and inverted U curves for pollution. (C) 1995 Academic Press, Inc.
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