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Does the pollution haven hypothesis prevail in Turkey? Empirical evidence from nonlinear smooth transition models        
Yazarlar
Prof. Dr. Ümit BULUT
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Gülbahar ÜÇLER
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Roula Inglesı-Lotz
Özet
The pollution haven hypo thesis (PHH) postulates that foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows can increase environmental deterioration in developing countries as multinational firms tend to transfer their dirty industries to these countries. Turkey, as a developing economy, has witnessed intense FDI inflows over the last decades. Within this scope, the goal of this paper is to examine whether the pollution haven hypothesis (PHH) prevails in Turkey within the scope of the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis over the period 1970–2016. To that end, the paper employs unit root and cointegration methods based on the nonlinear smooth transition models. The empirical findings of the paper indicate that both hypotheses are valid in Turkey. The findings also imply that environmental quality in Turkey is negatively related to electricity production from renewable energy sources.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Environmental Kuznets curve | Foreign direct investment | Nonlinear smooth transition models | Pollution haven hypothesis | Renewable energy
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Dergi ISSN 0944-1344
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q2
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 04-2021
Cilt No 28
Sayfalar 38563 / 38572
Doi Numarası 10.1007/s11356-021-13476-7
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-13476-7