RT Journal Article
T1 Testing the Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis in Uruguay using Ecological Footprint as a Measure of Environmental Degradation
A1 Rivas Rodríguez, María Fernanda
A1 Ergun, Selim Jürgen
AB This paper, using data for the time period 1971-2014, analyzes the relationship between GDP per capita, foreign direct investment, energy use per capita, and environmental degradation measured by the Ecological Footprint in Uruguay. It also tests whether the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis holds. While environmental degradation is positively related with energy use per capita in the long run, its relationship with foreign direct investment in the long-run is negative. The inverted U-shaped relationship between GDP per capita and environmental degradation implies that the EKC hypothesis is verified. The policy recommendations include the implementation of measures leading to more energy saving and more efficient use of energy, investing in cleaner and more efficient technologies, and policies that would increment the share of modern renewable sources in energy consumption.
PB EJ EconJournals
SN 2146-4553
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/93535
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/93535
LA eng
NO Ergun, Selim Jürgen, y Maria Fernanda Rivas. «TESTING THE ENVIRONMENTAL KUZNETS CURVE HYPOTHESIS IN URUGUAY USING ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT AS A MEASURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION». International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy 10, n.o 4 (15 de mayo de 2020): 473-85. https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.9361.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 6 abr 2025