The Kuznets U-curve hypothesis: some panel data evidence

Laszlo Matyas, Laszlo Konya, Lachlan Macquarie

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In this paper Kuznets' U-curve hypothesis is tested on two unbalanced panel data sets of 47 and 62 countries, for the period 1970-93, using two-way fixed and random effects models. Several competing model specifications are estimated and the one best fitting the data is selected by appropriate model selection procedures. It is shown that there is no hard empirical evidence to support the usual econometric model formulations and the U-curve hypothesis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)693-697
Number of pages5
JournalApplied Economics Letters
Volume5
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1998
Externally publishedYes

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