Lata Gangadharan|Ma. Rebecca Valenzuela
Interrelationships between income, health and the environment: extending the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis
University of Melbourne|Monash University
paper examines link health indicators environmental variables crosssection countries widely dispersed economic development spectrum environment income seen invertedu shaped relationship environmental kuznets curve ekc hypothesis also well established environment health positively related study focuses implications relationship health income early phases income growth gains health losses environmental quality could cancel challenges idea incomes increase health would always improve empirically analyse issues estimate twostage least squares model focuses impact income environment health status environment endogenous variable results show environmental stress variable significant negative effect health status time gross national product gnp levels shown vary positively health status variables find health gains obtained improved incomes negated significant extent indirect effect income acting via environment ignored research findings regard would useful policy instrument towards maximising environmental health gains come economic growth development