Title

Have Air Pollutant Emissions Converged Among U.S. Regions? Evidence From Unit Root Tests

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.

Publication Date

1-1-1999

Publication Title

Southern Economic Journal

Volume

66

Issue

1

Number of Pages

144-155

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.2307/1060840

Socpus ID

0033418353 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0033418353

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