The EKC for SO2:: does firm size matter?

被引：36

作者：

Merlevede, Bruno

Verbeke, Tom

De Clercq, Marc

机构：

[1] Univ Ghent, Ctr Environm Econ & Environm Management, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium

[2] Univ Ghent, Dept Econ, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium

[3] VLEKHO, B-1030 Brussels, Belgium

来源：

ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS | 2006年 / 59卷 / 04期

关键词：

environmental Kuznets hypothesis; firm size; marginal abatement costs; composition effect;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ecolecon.2005.11.010

中图分类号：

Q14 [生态学（生物生态学）];

学科分类号：

071012 ; 0713 ;

摘要：

The environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis (EKC) predicts an inverse U-shaped relationship between environmental pollution and per capita income. The literature with respect to the EKC is vast but far from conclusive. This paper adds firm size to the standard EKC reduced form regression and analyses whether firm size matters once income and composition are controlled for. Results suggest that large firm countries are initially associated with higher levels of environmental damage. However, as economies develop, large firm countries find it easier to adopt more stringent environmental legislation. Once environmental damage starts to decrease, the decrease is much larger in large firm countries. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：451 / 461

页数：11

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