On the existence and shape of an environmental crime Kuznets Curve: A case study of Italian provinces
| Autor: | Angelo Castaldo, Alan P. Ker, Anna Rita Germani |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0106 biological sciences
Environmental crime Ecology General Decision Sciences Kuznets curve Italy 010501 environmental sciences 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Economics Production (economics) Economic geography Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Ecological Indicators. 108:105685 |
| ISSN: | 1470-160X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105685 |
| Popis: | The shape of the Environmental Kuznets Curve, which relates the trade-offs between environmental goods and production changes to income, has been the focus of much study in the literature. A similar kind of relationship may or may not exist between environmental crime and income, but this has not yet been empirically investigated. Using a unique panel dataset spanning 110 Italian provinces from 2010 to 2015, we empirically investigate the shape of an Environmental Crime Kuznets Curve while controlling for demographic, judicial, and socio-economic heterogeneity. We find evidence of an inverted U-shaped relationship. Moreover, these results are robust to different functional forms and income measures. We discuss the implications of our findings for future policy options. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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