environmental Kuznets curve

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf economic hypothesis
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:EKC
gptkbp:appliesTo deforestation
carbon emissions
pollutants such as sulfur dioxide
gptkbp:criticizedFor oversimplification
lack of empirical support for all pollutants
gptkbp:describes relationship between environmental degradation and income per capita
gptkbp:field development economics
environmental economics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label environmental Kuznets curve
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Simon_Kuznets
gptkbp:proposedBy early 1990s
inverted U-shape relationship
environmental degradation increases with economic growth up to a point
environmental degradation decreases after a certain income level
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Kuznets_curve
gptkbp:usedIn environmental policy analysis
policy debates on sustainable development
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kuznets_curve
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6