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Does pollution haven hypothesis hold in newly industrialized countries? Evidence from ecological footprint

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This study aims to investigate the validity of pollution haven hypothesis for the period from 1982 to 2013 in ten newly industrialized countries. For this purpose, we examine the relationship between real income, foreign direct investment, energy consumption, and ecological footprint using second-generation panel data methodology to take into account the cross-sectional dependence among newly industrialized countries. In doing so, the possible nonlinear relationship between foreign direct investment and environmental degradation is also searched. The results show that increased energy consumption and economic growth lead to increase in ecological footprint. Moreover, the U-shaped relationship between foreign direct investment and ecological footprint is confirmed in newly industrialized countries.

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  1. Department of Economics, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey

    Mehmet Akif Destek

  2. Department of Public Finance, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Antakya, Hatay, Turkey

    Ilyas Okumus

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Destek, M.A., Okumus, I. Does pollution haven hypothesis hold in newly industrialized countries? Evidence from ecological footprint. Environ Sci Pollut Res 26, 23689–23695 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-05614-z

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