Journal of
Economics and International Finance

  • Abbreviation: J. Econ. Int. Finance
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9812
  • DOI: 10.5897/JEIF
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 363

Full Length Research Paper

Economic growth and environmental degradation in Ethiopia: An environmental Kuznets curve analysis approach

Endeg Tekalegn Wolde
  • Endeg Tekalegn Wolde
  • Department of Economics, College of Business and Economics, Jimma University, P. O. Box 378, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 09 March 2015
  •  Accepted: 13 April 2015
  •  Published: 30 April 2015

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