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Estimating the effects of tourism growth on emission pollutants: empirical evidence from a small island, Cyprus

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This study searches the impact of tourism growth on emission pollutants in Cyprus (north), which is a small island in the Mediterranean and has shown significant development in hotel and casino sectors in the last two decades. Results from time-series analyses reveal that an inverted U-shaped EKC hypothesis is confirmed for Cyprus with and without tourism development. Tourism also exerts positively significant and long-term effects on the levels of carbon emissions, revealing that growth in the tourism sector causes degradation in the environment.

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  1. Department of Banking and Finance, Faculty of Economics & Administrative Sciences, University of Kyrenia, P.O. Box: 9000, Karakum, Via Mersin 10, Kyrenia, North Cyprus, Turkey

    Setareh Katircioglu

  2. Finance Department, College of Business Administration, Prince Sultan University, P.O. Box No. 66833, Rafha Street, Riyadh, 11586, Saudi Arabia

    Najia Saqib

  3. Department of Banking and Finance, Eastern Mediterranean University, P.O. Box 99628, Via Mersin 10, Famagusta, North Cyprus, Turkey

    Salih Katircioglu

  4. Department of Tourism Management, Faculty of Tourism (Manavgat), Akdeniz University, Manavgat, 07600, Antalya, Turkey

    Ceyhun C. Kilinc

  5. Faculty of Business, Adana Science and Technology University, Adana, Turkey

    Hasan Gul

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Katircioglu, S., Saqib, N., Katircioglu, S. et al. Estimating the effects of tourism growth on emission pollutants: empirical evidence from a small island, Cyprus. Air Qual Atmos Health 13, 391–397 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11869-020-00803-z

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