Air pollutants in Malaysia: the contribution of economic growth towards it / Halimahton Borhan and Elsadig Musa Ahmed

Borhan, Halimahton and Musa Ahmed, Elsadig (2011) Air pollutants in Malaysia: the contribution of economic growth towards it / Halimahton Borhan and Elsadig Musa Ahmed. In: Across Borders. Division of Research, Industrial Linkages and Alumni, UiTM Cawangan Melaka, Alor Gajah, Melaka, p. 3. ISBN 978-967-11354-1-9 (Submitted)

Abstract

It is possible to distinguish three main channels whereby income growth affects the quality of the environment as first suggested by Grossman (1995). They are firstly, a scale effect, secondly a composition effect and thirdly, technological progress. A recent research criticism by Cole (2003 and 2004) of the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis is based on the occurrence of foreign direct investment and international trade. In the previous EKC literature, EKC is always estimated in the form of a single equation. However, since both income and environmental quality are endogenous variables in which they impact upon each other, therefore the estimation of single equation relationships where simultaneity exists will produce biased and inconsistent estimates. The general objective of this study is to measure the relationship between economic growth and different indicators of air pollution in Malaysia. Air pollution indicators were assessed on a number of measures: Carbon Monoxide (CO), Sulphur Dioxide (SO,), Nitrogen Dioxide (NO), Ozone (O,) and Particulate Matter (PM]0). The income level per capita GDP (Gross Domestic Product) were measured from the year 1996 to 2006 quarterly. This study contributes to the available literature by Hung et al (2004) and Shen (2006) by adopting the model and extending it to include variables such as the number of motor vehicles, foreign direct investment and government spending. Being different from the study by Hung et al (2004) and Shen (2006), this study estimates population density as an endogenous variable. It formulates a four-equation simultaneous model for empirical research. It is testing for exogeneity using the Hausman test and estimates the simultaneity model using the two-stages least squares method. The EKC hypothesis is supported in the cases of SO, and PM and there are several differences found between single polynomial equation estimators commonly used in EKC literatures and simultaneous equation estimators.

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Item Type: Book Section
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Borhan, Halimahton
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Musa Ahmed, Elsadig
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Omar, Roaimah
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Loh Er Fu, David
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Abu Bakar, Nor Raihan
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Gafar@Abd Ghaffar, Siti Zuraina
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Khamis, Muhamad Hanapi
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Sah Allam, Siti Nurshahldah
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Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory. Demography > Economics
T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering > Air pollution and its control
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Melaka > Bahagian Penyelidikan dan Jaringan Industri, UiTM Melaka
Page Range: p. 3
Keywords: Air pollutants; Economic growth; Malaysia; Environmental Kuznets Curve
Date: 2011
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/77140
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