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Determinants of pollution: what do we really know?

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: The recent literature proposes many variables as significant determinants of pollution. This paper gives an overview of this literature and asks which of these factors have an empirically robust impact on water and air pollution. We apply Extreme Bound Analysis (EBA) on a panel of up to 120 countries covering the period 1960–2001. We find supportive evidence of the existence of the environmental Kuznets curve for water pollution. Furthermore, mainly variables capturing the economic structure of a country affect air and water pollution.

Source: Oxford Economic Papers

DOI: 10.1093/oep/gpq029

Authors: Martin Gassebner, Michael J. Lamla, Jan-Egbert Sturm

Institution: ETH Zurich

Language: English

Topic: Energy, Environment, Economic Growth

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Clean water and sanitation

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W1981877451