An empirical examination of the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis for carbon dioxide emissions in Ghana: an ARDL approach
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/environ-2016-0019 | Journal eISSN: 2354-0079
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Submitted on: Jun 24, 2016
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