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Sustainability and the Environmental Kuznets Curve Conjecture: An Introduction

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  • Bertrand Hamaide

    (Department of Economics, Social, Political and Communication Sciences, CEREC, Université Saint-Louis, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
    ESPO (Department of Economics, Social and Political Sciences), Université Catholique de Louvain, 1340 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium)

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In December 1954, Simon Kuznets delivered his Presidential Address at the American Economic Association about economic growth and income inequality [...]

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  • Bertrand Hamaide, 2022. "Sustainability and the Environmental Kuznets Curve Conjecture: An Introduction," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(12), pages 1-4, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:12:p:7372-:d:840339
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