--- title: "Environmental Kuznets curve: formula and 9 recent papers" description: "Environmental Kuznets curve was mentioned in 9 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #68 of the 104 equations and models mentioned." url: https://scholar4ai.com/equations/environmental-kuznets-curve markdown_url: https://scholar4ai.com/equations/environmental-kuznets-curve.md license: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) data_url: https://scholar4ai.com/data/rankings.json updated: 2026-10-26T13:22:50+09:00 window: 2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26 source: OpenAlex (CC0) --- # Environmental Kuznets curve $$ \ln E_{it} = \beta_0 + \beta_1 \ln Y_{it} + \beta_2 (\ln Y_{it})^2 + \varepsilon_{it} $$ Tests whether pollution first rises and then falls as income grows (beta_2 < 0). - area: Growth, trade and environment - 1 papers in the last 7 days - Names searched for: environmental Kuznets curve, Kuznets curve, EKC Back to the ranking: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/equations.md ## Key findings - Environmental Kuznets curve was mentioned in 9 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #68 of the 104 equations and models mentioned. - By journal category: Economics (5), Finance (2) and Management (2). - Most of them appeared in Energy Policy (2), Ecological Economics (1) and Financial Innovation (1). - Often mentioned together with Ordinary least squares (OLS) (4), Cointegration and error correction (VECM) (3) and Total factor productivity (Solow residual) (3). - Datasets named in the same papers: World Development Indicators (World Bank) (5), International Energy Agency (IEA) (4) and Our World in Data (2). - From Apr 2024 to Sep 2026, 44 archived papers mentioned Environmental Kuznets curve in their title, abstract or keywords, most of them in Mar 2025 (6). ## Mentions over 30 months *Papers mentioning it by publication month, Apr 2024 to Sep 2026 (titles, abstracts and keywords)* | Trend | Apr 24–Sep 24 | Oct 24–Sep 25 | Oct 25–Sep 26 | 30 months | |---|---:|---:|---:|---:| | | 13 | 29 | 2 | 44 | *Papers mentioning Environmental Kuznets curve, newest first.* | Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations | |---|---|---|---|---| | 2026-10-20 | [Material use and its relationship with per capita income. A panel data analysis at the global level](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2026.109282) | [Ecological Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ecological-economics.md) | Tommaso Luzzati, Emilio Padilla, Bhavesh Gulati et al. | University of Pisa; Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori di Pavia; Vienna University of Economics and Business | | 2026-10-16 | [Sustainable finance versus non-sustainable finance and environmental sustainability: evidence from selected OECD economies](https://doi.org/10.1186/s40854-026-00981-2) | [Financial Innovation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/financial-innovation.md) | Daniel Balsalobre‐Lorente, Magdalena Radulescu, Niu Rong et al. | Azerbaijan State University of Economics; Universidad Ecotec; University of Castilla-La Mancha; … | | 2026-10-15 | [Economic Inequality Reduces Sustainable Consumption: Cross-National and Experimental Evidence and Psychological Mechanisms](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-026-06437-y) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | Steven A. Brieger, Jacob Hörisch, Xinyu Zhang | NEOMA Business School; Leuphana University of Lüneburg; University of Sussex | | 2026-10-07 | [Geopolitical risk and the spatial convergence of renewable energy consumption: Evidence from 1996 to 2026](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2026.105920) | [International Review of Economics & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-economics-finance.md) | Liu He, 邹佰峰, Xing Chiang | Northeast Agricultural University; Northeast Forestry University; City University of Macau | | 2026-10-05 | [Beyond productivity: Does ICT agglomeration drive regional eco-efficiency?](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.strueco.2026.09.009) | [Structural Change and Economic Dynamics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/structural-change-and-economic-dynamics.md) | Maria Chiara D’Errico, Anna Maria Ferragina, Stefano Iandolo et al. | University of Perugia; University of Salerno; École Supérieure du Commerce Extérieur; … | | 2026-10-01 | [Protected areas: questioning the development-conservation system. A socio-political-economic and ecological framework for a bottom-up approach](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2026.107579) | [World Development](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/world-development.md) | Mireille Razafindrakoto, François Roubaud, Florent Bédécarrats et al. | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; Institut de Recherche pour le Développement; Université Paris Dauphine-PSL; … | | 2026-10-01 | [Finding green start-ups at scale: Automating selection through Natural Language Processing algorithms](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2026.124897) | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | Stefano Bianchini, Alessandra Colombelli, Baptiste Le Masle et al. | Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée; Politecnico di Torino; Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori di Pavia | | 2026-09-30 | [Catalysts or constraints? The dual role of natural resources and greenfield investment amid geopolitical risk](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2026.115627) | [Energy Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-policy.md) | Priyanka Pradhan, Rajib Kumar Malik, Narayan Sethi et al. | National Institute of Technology Rourkela; Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur | | 2026-09-28 | [Energy transition under fragmentation: A threshold analysis of inclusive governance in developing economies](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2026.115623) | [Energy Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-policy.md) | Muhammad Azam, Ahmed Imran Hunjra, Vijay Kumar et al. | International University of Rabat; IPAG Business School; University of Waikato; … | ## Cite this page Scholar4AI. (2026). Environmental Kuznets curve. Journal Research Rankings. 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