مجلة النواة للدراسات الاقتصادية
Volume 1, Numéro 1, Pages 7-21
2026-06-01
Revisiting The Environmental Kuznets Curve In Algeria
Authors : Lin Yihuan . Zhang Juan .
Abstract
This study examines whether the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis holds for Algeria from 1990 to 2024. It also investigates how renewable electricity, financial development, trade openness, and urbanization are related to per capita CO₂ emissions. The results reveal no evidence of a stable long run relationship among the variables, a finding that challenges the standard EKC framework. The main model does not support the inverted U curve, while the alternative estimator suggests a U shaped link between income and emissions. Renewable electricity and urbanization are positively associated with emissions, and financial development and trade openness show no significant effects. These results are interpreted through the lens of the “carbon curse” argument, which emphasizes the structural constraints faced by hydrocarbon dependent economies. The study contributes by providing recent evidence on Algeria, by highlighting the sensitivity of results to estimation methods, and by linking the findings to broader debates on resource rich countries. The policy implications call for a massive expansion of renewable energy and the integration of sustainability into urban planning.
Keywords
Environmental Kuznets Curve ; CO₂ emissions ; Renewable energy ; Algeria ; Carbon curse ; Sustainable development
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