The relationship between income and environmental quality is poorly understood at best. We expand the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) literature by considering not only the role of emissions but also the role of the environment’s absorptive capacity in the relationship between income and environmental quality. Building off of a simple conceptual model, we construct two different aggregate mea...

This paper presents new estimates of income inequality derived from Prussian tax statistics for the years 1822-1914. Confidence intervals are also calculated. The results show a rise in inequality in the nineteenth century, with a peak around 1906, thus supporting the view put forward by Simon Kuznets that industrialisation will initially lead to a rise in inequality. The paper goes on to consi...

The rapid economic growth observed in Central European countries the last thirty years has been result of profound political changes and liberalization. This is partly connected with reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. However, problem CO2 emissions seems to remain unresolved. aim this paper test whether Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis holds true for an annual sample data that...