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Economic growth and emissions: reconsidering the empirical basis of environmental Kuznets curves

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  • de Bruyn, S. M.
  • van den Bergh, J. C. J. M.
  • Opschoor, J. B.

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  • de Bruyn, S. M. & van den Bergh, J. C. J. M. & Opschoor, J. B., 1998. "Economic growth and emissions: reconsidering the empirical basis of environmental Kuznets curves," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 25(2), pages 161-175, May.
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