The environmental Kuznets curve relationship: a case study of the Gulf Cooperation Council region

Mouyad Alsamara; Zouhair Mrabet; Ali Salman Saleh; Sajid Anwar

doi:10.1007/s11356-018-3161-1

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The environmental Kuznets curve relationship: a case study of the Gulf Cooperation Council region

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The environmental Kuznets curve relationship: a case study of the Gulf Cooperation Council region

Mouyad Alsamara, Zouhair Mrabet, Ali Salman Saleh and Sajid Anwar

Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Vol.25(33), pp.33183-33195

2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-3161-1

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environment degradation

energy use

economic growth

openness to trade

financial development

panel data estimation

By using panel data over the 1980-2017 period and two alternative indicators of environmental pollution (carbon dioxide (CO2) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions), this paper investigates the validity of the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. Using three alternative econometric estimation techniques, we find strong evidence of a long-run inverted U-shaped relationship between real GDP per capita and both environmental indicators in the GCC region. Country-level short-run analysis indicates that the EKC hypothesis holds for Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) when CO2 emissions are used as a measure of environmental pollution. However, when SO2 emissions are used as a measure of environmental pollution, the EKC hypothesis holds for Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The results of a recently developed panel causality test reveal one-way causality from real GDP per capita to CO2 emissions and from real GDP per capita to SO2 emissions.

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Title: The environmental Kuznets curve relationship: a case study of the Gulf Cooperation Council region
Authors: Mouyad Alsamara (Author) - Qatar University, Qatar
Zouhair Mrabet (Corresponding Author) - Qatar University, Qatar
Ali Salman Saleh (Author) - Qatar University, Qatar
Sajid Anwar (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Publication details: Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Vol.25(33), pp.33183-33195
Publisher: Springer
Date published: 2018
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-3161-1
ISSN: 0944-1344; 0944-1344
Organisation Unit: School of Business and Creative Industries; Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451476802621
Output Type: Journal article

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