This paper provides a survey of 'first wave'economic studies of tropical deforestation and
land use. These studies of tropical forest land conversion are generally at the cross‐country …

This paper reviews the literature of an unresolved question in environmental economics, the
environmental Kuznets curve for deforestation (EKCd). It begins by summarizing the general …

A vast number of studies addressed the environmental degradation and economic
development but not financial development. Moreover, as argued by Stern [2004. The rise …

Several studies have examined the relationship between environmental degradation and
economic growth. However, most of them did not take into account financial developments …

This paper investigates the contribution of agricultural output prices and policies to the
reduction in Amazon deforestation in the 2000s. Based on a panel of Amazon municipalities …

The environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis asserts that pollution follows an inverted-
U path with respect to economic growth. The EKC has been explained in terms of structural …

Will the world be able to sustain economic growth indefinitely without running into resource
constraints or despoiling the environment beyond repair? What is the relationship between a …

For most developing countries, local government faces a trade-off between economic growth
and environmental protection. The intentions towards having a better environment as the …

According to the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis, the relationship between per-
capita GDP and per-capita pollutant emissions has an inverted-U shape. This implies that …

The relationship between deforestation and income across 66 countries of Latin America,
Africa and Asia is examined. Institutional characteristics as well as macroeconomic policies …