The Shape of Environmental Kuznets Curve in the Analysis of Environmental Quality

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dc.contributor.authorDauda, Rasaki
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-30T08:46:42Z
dc.date.available2022-03-30T08:46:42Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractStudies on Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) which attempt to investigate the relationship between environmental degradation (pollution/pollutants like CO2 emissions) and income per capita employ CO2 emissions as proxy for Environmental Quality(EQ). They, however, fail to capture the inverse relationship that exists between EQ and CO2 emissions. The present paper examines the implications of using CO2 emissions as a measure of EQ in the analysis of EKC shape. Theoretical expositions reveal that with EQ as regress and or EQ on the vertical axis of the growth-emission relationship, the hypothesized inverted-U EKC will transform into U-shaped Environmental Quality Kuznets Curve (EQKC) with similar pollution-income effects. Using CO2 emission as a proxy for EQ in the quadratic model of dynamic Ordinary Least Square (OLS) technique and employing relevant dataset of Nigeria over the period 1971-2013, this study discovered a U-shaped EKC and the alternative inverted-U shaped EQKC, in contrast to the hypothesized shapes. These findings confirm the existence of lower EQ in Nigeria particularly in the 21st century. The study therefore recommends the formulation and implementation of economic and environmental policies capable of reducing pollution emissions, particularly in the transport, power, and oil and gas sectors of the country.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.run.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/2110
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRedeemer’s University Journal of Management and Social Studiesen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental Qualityen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental Kuznets Curveen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental Quality Kuznets Curveen_US
dc.subjectCO2 emissionsen_US
dc.subjectEnergy consumptionen_US
dc.titleThe Shape of Environmental Kuznets Curve in the Analysis of Environmental Qualityen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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