ABSTRACT

The goal of this paper is to detect the determinants of ecological footprint (EF) in Turkey within the scope of the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis over the period 1970–2016. For this purpose, the paper sets up an empirical model including GDP, the square of GDP, foreign direct investments, renewable energy consumption, and industrialization. Hence, the paper also searches for the validity of the pollution haven hypothesis (PHH) for Turkey. The findings of the paper indicate that the EKC hypothesis prevails, whereas the PHH does not dominate in Turkey. The findings also imply EF is negatively related to renewable energy consumption while industrialization does not affect EF. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

抽象的

本文的目的是在环境库兹涅茨曲线假设（EKC）1970-2016年期间检测土耳其的生态足迹（EF）的决定因素。为此，本文建立了一个经验模型，包括GDP，GDP平方，外国直接投资，可再生能源消耗和工业化。因此，本文还探讨了土耳其污染天堂假说（PHH）的有效性。该论文的发现表明，EKC假设盛行，而PHH在土耳其并不占主导地位。研究结果还暗示，EF与可再生能源消耗负相关，而工业化不会影响EF。理论和实践意义进行了讨论。