期刊名称：International Journal of Social Sciences and Education Research
电子版ISSN：2149-5939
出版年度：2017
卷号：3,2
页码：657-666
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出版社：Mahmut Demir
摘要：Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis asserts that environmental pollution and destruction increase with positive economic growth until a certain income level. When reached such a certain level, environmental pollution begins to decrease. In this study, the validity of Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis is tested for Turkey. Annual data for 1980-2011 period is used for analysis. The relationship between CO2 emission and per capita income is analyzed with Granger Causality Test. According to the test result, it is found that Environmental Kuznets Curve is not valid for Turkish economy as the variables has no causal correlation between.
