Perspectives on the environmental Kuznets curve in America: a static panel approach for the period 2010-2020

Beatriz M Terán-Pérez; Abril Yuriko Herrera Ríos; Luis Armando Becerra Pérez

doi:10.36792/rvu.v27i96.206

Authors

Beatriz M Terán-Pérez Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7561-9938
Abril Yuriko Herrera Ríos Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9301-9285
Luis Armando Becerra Pérez Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6919-0621

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36792/rvu.v27i96.206

Keywords:

economic growth, CO2 emissions, environmental Kuznets curve

Abstract

This study aims to determine the relationship between economic growth and CO₂ emissions through the hypothesis of the Environmental Kuznets Curve for 25 countries of the American continent covering the period 2010-2020. The methodology used is a panel data model that employs a static panel regression with cluster, measuring CO₂ emissions and their relationship with the variables GDP per capita, electricity consumption, income from environmental taxes, exports, and imports in America. The result of the model allows for visualization of an inverted U-shaped association between environmental degradation and the variables considered, the estimates have the expected signs and are statistically significant, resulting in empirical support for the presence of a hypothesis of the Environmental Kuznets Curve, evidencing the need to implement public policies that promote environmental care.

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Author Biographies

Beatriz M Terán-Pérez, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa

Profesora e Investigadora de tiempo completo en la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Sociales (FACES) de la Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa (UAS), Doctora en Ciencias Administrativas por la Universidad Autónoma de Occidente (UAdeO), pertenece al Sistema Nacional de Investigadores de Conahcyt en nivel candidato y, al Sistema Sinaloense de Investigadores y Tecnólogos como Investigadora Honorífica.

Abril Yuriko Herrera Ríos, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa

Profesora e Investigadora de tiempo completo en la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Sociales (FACES) de la Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa (UAS), Doctora en Economía y Empresa por la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, pertenece al Sistema Nacional de Investigadores de Conahcyt nivel candidato y, al Sistema Sinaloense de Investigadores y Tecnólogos

Luis Armando Becerra Pérez, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa

Profesor e Investigador de tiempo completo en la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Sociales (FACES) de la Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa (UAS), Doctora en Ciencias Económicas por la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC), pertenece al Sistema Nacional de Investigadores de Conahcyt nivel 2 y, al Sistema Sinaloense de Investigadores y Tecnólogos como Investigador Honorífico

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