Specifying the EKC: Downstream Dependence in Water Pollution

Alexi Thompson

Department of Economics, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, USA.

DOI: 10.4236/tel.[phone]                

Abstract

The present study provides a utility maximizing theoretical framework motivating the EKC model. Theoretical parameters are linked directly to the typical empirical parameters of the reduced form empirical EKC model. Linking the theory to the typical empirically estimated parameters is relevant for devising policy and future EKC studies.

Keywords

Environmental Kuznets Curve, Downstream Dependence, Water Pollution

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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