Transboundary externalities in the environmental transition hypothesis

被引:30
作者
Ansuategi, A [1 ]
Perrings, C
机构
[1] Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Ekon Analisiaren Oinarriak, Bilbao, Spain
[2] Univ York, Dept Environm, York YO1 5DD, N Yorkshire, England
关键词
environmental transition; growth; Kuznets; pollution; transboundary externalities;
D O I
10.1023/A:1026507017843
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
The Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) is a hypothesis which implies that it is possible to :grow out of environmental degradation''. Most theoretical models of the EKC relation have not accounted for transboundary and intergenerational externalities nor have empirical studies provided evidence that validates an inverted U shaped relation between environmental degradation and economic growth for pollution problems where the effects are far-displaced or are long-delayed. This paper integrates the theory of transboundary externalities into the most common theoretical framework applied to the EKC hypothesis. It shows that where a significant proportion of the environmental impacts of economic activity occurs outside the territories in which those activities take place, the de-linking of growth and environmental degradation is less likely to happen. This proposition is demonstrated by assuming that decisionmakers have a Nash-type non cooperative strategic behavior.
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页码:353 / 373
页数:21
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