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Economic Growth and Environmental Quality in the European Union Countries – Is there Evidence for the Environmental Kuznets Curve?

International Journal of Management and Economics
Volume 45 (2015): Issue 1 (March 2015)
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|Jun 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ijme-2015-0018 | Journal eISSN: 2543-5361 | Journal ISSN: 2299-9701
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Language: English
Page range: 108 - 126
Published on: Jun 27, 2015
Published by: Warsaw School of Economics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year
Keywords:
Environment Kuznets Curve (EKC),
carbon dioxide emission,
economic growth,
GDP per capita,
the European Union
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Political economics,
Economic theory, systems and structures,
Business management,
Management accounting, financial controlling, cost calculation, investment

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