Have air pollutant emissions converged among US regions? Evidence from unit root tests

    Authors

    J. A. List

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    South. Econ. J.

    Keywords

    INCOMES; GROWTH; COMPETITION; EARNINGS; Economics

    Abstract

    Previous studies of income distribution have found evidence indicating that incomes across U.S. regions have converged, supporting the prediction of the neoclassical growth model. A potential shortcoming in these studies is that only one measure of well-being is considered-a measure of wealth linked to incomes or production. This paper examines whether income convergence was accompanied by air pollutant emission convergence. Results from unit root tests provide some evidence that indicators of environmental quality have converged across U.S. regions during the 1929-1994 period.

    Journal Title

    Southern Economic Journal

    Volume

    66

    Issue/Number

    1

    Publication Date

    1-1-1999

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    144

    Last Page

    155

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000081632000008

    ISSN

    0038-4038

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