Economic Structure, Development Policy and Environmental Quality : 
An Empirical Analysis of Environmental Kuznets Curves with Chinese Municipal Data

He, Jie; Wang, Hua

dc.creator	He, Jie
dc.creator	Wang, Hua
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:03:53Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:03:53Z
dc.date	2011-08-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:58:23Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:58:23Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110815092825
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3517
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/244481
dc.description	In many cases, the relationship between environmental pollution and economic development can be generally depicted by an inverted U-shaped curve, or an environmental Kuznets curve, where pollution increases with income at the beginning and decreases after a certain level of income. However, what determine the shape of an enviornmental Kuznets curve, such as the height and the turning point of the curve, have not been thoroughly studied. A good understanding of the determinants is vitally important to the development community, especially for the developing world, where income growth is a high priority and yet environmental pollution also needs to be carefully controlled. This study analyzes the impacts of economic structure, development strategy and environmental regulation on the shape of the environmental Kuznets curve with a city-level panel dataset obtained from China. The results show that economic structure, development strategy and environmental regulation can all have important implications on the relationship between environmental environmental quality and economic development but the impacts can be different at different development stages.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5756
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ABATEMENT TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subject	AIR POLLUTANTS
dc.subject	AIR POLLUTION
dc.subject	AIR POLLUTION PROBLEM
dc.subject	AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS
dc.subject	AIR QUALITY
dc.subject	ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION
dc.subject	CAPITAL STOCK
dc.subject	CARBON
dc.subject	CARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subject	CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
dc.subject	COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subject	COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES
dc.subject	COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject	DATA AVAILABILITY
dc.subject	DEFORESTATION
dc.subject	DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subject	DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject	DEVELOPING COUNTRY
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subject	DOMESTIC MARKET
dc.subject	DOMESTIC MARKETS
dc.subject	ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC STATISTICS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC STRUCTURE
dc.subject	ECONOMIC STRUCTURES
dc.subject	ECONOMICS
dc.subject	ELASTICITY
dc.subject	EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subject	EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subject	EMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL KUZNETS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
dc.subject	EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subject	EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subject	EXPORTS
dc.subject	FOREIGN CAPITAL
dc.subject	FOREIGN CAPITALS
dc.subject	FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subject	FOREIGN FIRMS
dc.subject	FOREIGN INVESTORS
dc.subject	FOREIGN TRADE
dc.subject	FREE TRADE
dc.subject	FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subject	FUNCTIONAL FORMS
dc.subject	GDP
dc.subject	GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	GLOBAL POLICY
dc.subject	GLOBALIZATION
dc.subject	GROWTH RATE
dc.subject	INCOME
dc.subject	INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subject	LABOR FORCES
dc.subject	MARGINAL UTILITY
dc.subject	NITROGEN OXIDE
dc.subject	OIL
dc.subject	OPEN ECONOMY
dc.subject	OUTPUT
dc.subject	PER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subject	POLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subject	POLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subject	POLLUTION
dc.subject	POLLUTION ABATEMENT
dc.subject	POLLUTION CONCENTRATION
dc.subject	POLLUTION CONTROL
dc.subject	POLLUTION LEVEL
dc.subject	POLLUTION LEVELS
dc.subject	POLLUTION LEVY
dc.subject	POLLUTION REDUCTION
dc.subject	POOR AREAS
dc.subject	POPULATION DENSITY
dc.subject	POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subject	PROGRESS
dc.subject	QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
dc.subject	RAPID INDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subject	RESEARCH EFFORTS
dc.subject	RESPECT
dc.subject	SCALE EFFECT
dc.subject	SIGNIFICANT POLICY
dc.subject	SULFUR DIOXIDE
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	TRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject	URBANIZATION
dc.title	Economic Structure, Development Policy and Environmental Quality : An Empirical Analysis of Environmental Kuznets Curves with Chinese Municipal Data
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
dc.coverage	East Asia and Pacific
dc.coverage	East Asia and Pacific
dc.coverage	East Asia
dc.coverage	Asia
dc.coverage	China