What is EKC

The inverted U-shaped relationship between per capita income and environmental degradation is known as Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC), named after the famous Kuznets Curve where Simon Kuznets (1955) AU52: The in-text citation "Simon Kuznets (1955)" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. has first pointed out that income inequality in a country at first rises, reaches a peak and then tends to fall along with the rise in per capita income by ‘trickle down’ effect. EKC indicates that pollutant emissions increase with income in lower income countries but decrease with income in higher income countries. Panayotou first used the term Environmental Kuznets Curve to describe the inverse relationship between pollution and economic development. Grossman and Krueger (1994) AU53: The in-text citation "Grossman and Krueger (1994)" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. have illustrated, for a broad set of environmental indicators, the existence of this hypothesized relationship.

Environmental Kuznets Curve.