Long-run determinants of pollution: A robustness analysis

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This paper examines how robust economic, political, and demographic variables are related to water and air pollution. Employing Bayesian Averaging of Classical Estimates (BACE) for a cross section of up to 74 countries, 33 variables and 3 proxies for air and water pollution over a period from 1980 to 1995 we confirm the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis, highlight the relevance of efficient production technologies and underline the role of political and demographic variables.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: KOF Working Papers ; No. 164

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Model Evaluation, Validation, and Selection ; Economic Development: Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products ; Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
• Subject: pollution ; sensitivity analysis ; BACE ; Sozialer Indikator ; Gewässerbelastung ; Luftverunreinigung ; Sensitivitätsanalyse ; Welt

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Lamla, Michael J.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): ETH Zurich, KOF Swiss Economic Institute
• (where): Zurich
• (when): 2007

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.3929/ethz-a-005390217
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/50359
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET