Abstract:
Growth and Pollution Convergence. Studies Review.
The thesis examinates growth and air pollution realtionship in modern economies. It investigates some authors’ assumption of income convergence across world countries economies, and related pollutant emissions convergence across countries. Economic models and methods to measure convergence are evaluated to understand premises and tests results. The question isn’t only about different countries economies convergence towards the same optimum steady state for income and air pollution, but also on feasibility of paths towards growing income and improving environmental quality and healthy air. Facing climate change problems may be a difficult challenge to conciliate human needs of growth, income, development and environment improvement and good air.
