Estimation of the environmental Kuznets curve for solid waste emissions in Brazilian municipalities between 2005 and 2020

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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1982-6486.rco.2026.241199

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Environmental Kuznets Curve, Solid Waste, Economic Activity, Panel data

Abstract

In this study we evaluated the relationship between economic growth and solid waste (SW) generation in Brazilian municipalities and, following fixed-effects panel data regressions, estimated the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) of the dataset. The resulting curve did not exhibit an inverted U-shaped relationship, as expected. We also concluded that selective waste collection had a positive effect on SW management, but the effect was negative when the service was charged.

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  • Moisés Dias Gomes de Asevedo, Federal University of Ceará

    Doutorando e Mestre em Economia Rural pela Universidade Federal do Ceará, Graduado em Ciências Contábeis pela Universidade Federal do Ceará e em Ciências Econômicas pela Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul

  • Wesley Leitão de Sousa, Federal University of Ceará

    Professor do Departamento de Teoria Econômica, Campus Benfica da Universidade Federal do Ceará, Doutor em Economia pela Universidade Federal do Ceará, Mestre em Economia Rural pela Universidade Federal do Ceará e Graduado em Ciências Ambientais pela Universidade Federal do Ceará.

  • Jayane Freires Ferreira, Federal University of Ceará

    Doutoranda e Mestre em Economia Rural pela Universidade Federal do Ceará, Graduada em Ciências Econômicas pela Universidade Regional do Cariri

  • Jair Andrade de Araújo, Federal University of Ceará

    Professor do Departamento de Economia Agrícola, Campus do Pici da Universidade Federal do Ceará, Doutor em Economia pela Universidade Federal do Ceará, Mestre em Economia Rural pela Universidade Federal do Ceará e Graduado em Engenharia de Pesca pela Universidade Federal do Ceará.

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2026-04-30

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Dias Gomes de Asevedo, M., Leitão de Sousa, W., Freires Ferreira, J., & Andrade de Araújo, J. (2026). Estimation of the environmental Kuznets curve for solid waste emissions in Brazilian municipalities between 2005 and 2020. Revista De Contabilidade E Organizações, 20, e241199. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1982-6486.rco.2026.241199