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Does urbanization increase pollutant emission and energy intensity? evidence from some Asian developing economies

Ruhul SalimSchool of Economics & Finance, Curtin Business School, Curtin University, Perth, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Shuddhasattwa RafiqDepartment of Economics, Faculty of Business & Law, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
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Sahar ShafieiSchool of Economics & Finance, Curtin Business School, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
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Yao YaoSchool of International Economics and Trade, Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance, Shanghai, China;School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Pages 4008-4024 | Published online: 17 Mar 2019

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