On the Latin America Evidence for the Environmental Kuznets Curve: A Two-Stage Approach using K-means Clustering and Polynomial Regression

This paper uses a two-stage methodological approach to analyze the existence and shape of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis across 19 Latin American countries from 2000 to 2020. First, K-means clustering is used to categorize countries based on their economic development, environm...

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Main Authors: Ana Lorena Jiménez-Preciado, José Álvarez-García, Salvador Cruz-Aké, Francisco Venegas-Martínez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EconJournals 2025-02-01
Series:International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy
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Online Access:http://www.econjournals.com/index.php/ijeep/article/view/18397