Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Francisco Álvarez González
Author-Workplace-Name: Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de CC. Económicas y Empresariales.
	Dpto. Economía Cuantitativa.
Author-Name: Gustavo A. Marrero  
Author-Workplace-Name: Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de CC. Económicas y Empresariales.
	Dpto. Economía Cuantitativa.
Author-Name: Luis Puch
Author-Email: lpuch@ccee.ucm.es
Author-Workplace-Name: Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Facultad de CC. Económicas y Empresariales.
	Dpto. Economía Cuantitativa.
Title: Air Pollution Convergente and Economic Growth across European Countries
Abstract: This paper analyses the role of macroeconomic performance in shaping the evolution of air 
	pollutants in a panel of European countries from 1990 to 2000. The analysis is addressed in 
	connection with EU environmental regulation and taking into account macroeconomic performance. 
	We start by documenting the patterns of crosscountry differences among different pollutants.
	We then interpret these differences within a neoclassical growth model with pollution. Three main
	pieces of evidence are presented. First, we analyze the existence of convergence of pollution levels 
	within European economies. Second, we rank countries according to its performance in terms of emissions
	and growth. Third, we evaluate the evolution of emissions in terms of the targets signed for 2010.
Classification-JEL: O40, Q20, O52
Keywords: Economic Growth, Air Pollution, Convergence
Length: 55 pages 
Creation-Date: 2004 
X-File-Ref: http://america.sim.ucm.es/repec/ucm/ref/doicae0406.txt
File-URL: https://eprints.ucm.es/id/eprint/7720/1/0406.pdf
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Handle: RePEc:ucm:doicae:0406