ECONOMIC GROWTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT: an analytical review of the hypothesis of the environmental Kuznets curve

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Francisco Javier Correa Restrepo

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The hipothesis of Kuznets’ Environmenal Curve explores the existing
relationship between the economical growth and the environmental quality, in an attempt to show that on the short run, the economical growth generates a greater enviromental deterioritation while on the long run, the richer the economies get, the more beneficial the economical growth becomes for the environment, that is, the quality of the environment improves with the increase of income.

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APROXIMACIONES EN INVESTIGACIÓN

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Francisco Javier Correa Restrepo, Universidad de Medellín

Economista y especialista en Evaluación Socioeconómica de Proyectos, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia. Magíster en Ciencias Económicas, Área de Economía de la Energía y los Recursos Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Profesor asociado y Coordinador del Grupo de Investigación GENI, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas, Universidad de Medellín, Colombia

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Correa Restrepo, F. J. (2004). ECONOMIC GROWTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT: an analytical review of the hypothesis of the environmental Kuznets curve. Semestre Económico, 7(14), 74-104. https://revistas.udem.edu.co/index.php/economico/article/view/1131

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