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<journal-id>0120-6346</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Semestre Económico]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Semest. Econ.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0120-6346</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Medellín]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0120-63462018000400041</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22395/seec.v21n49a2</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[CRECIMIENTO ECONÓMICO Y EMISIONES DE CO2 EN AMÉRICA LATINA, 1990-2015]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ECONOMIC GROWTH AND CO2 EMISSIONS IN LATIN AMERICA, 1990-2015]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[CRESCIMENTO ECONÔMICO E EMISSÕES DE CO2 NA AMÉRICA LATINA, 1990- 2015]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pinilla-Rivera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Maribel]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Díaz-Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez-Buendía]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Edgar Emilio]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas Facultad del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas Facultad del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas Facultad del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>21</volume>
<numero>49</numero>
<fpage>41</fpage>
<lpage>55</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0120-63462018000400041&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0120-63462018000400041&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0120-63462018000400041&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Este artículo estudia la relación entre crecimiento económico y emisiones de dióxido de carbono en Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, México, Paraguay, Perú y Uruguay de 1990 al 2015. Mediante la técnica de panel de cointegración se encontró que en el 70% de los países analizados, incluyendo el consolidado de la región, no se cumple la curva medio ambiental de Kuznets. En los casos de Uruguay y Colombia se cumple la Curva medio ambiental de Kuznets debido a la disminución de las elasticidades del ingreso a largo plazo con respecto a las de corto plazo. Sin embargo, el mecanismo de corrección de errores para el caso de Colombia no es estadística- mente significativo porque la relación entre las emisiones y el crecimiento económico puede ser divergente en el largo plazo. CLASIFICACIÓN JEL: O44, O10, Q57, Q56 CONTENIDO: Introducción; 1. Hipótesis; 2. Revisión de la literatura; 3. Resultados; 4. Conclusiones; Bibliografía.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT This article studies the relationship between economic growth and carbon dioxide emissions in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay from 1990 to 2015. Using the cointegration panel technique, it was found that 70% of the countries analyzed -including the consolidated region- do not meet the Environmental Kuznets Curve. In the cases of Uruguay and Colombia, the Environmental Kuznets Curve is met due to the reduction of long-term income elasticities with respect to short-term income elasticities. However, the error correction mechanism for the Colombian case is not statistically significant because the relationship between emissions and economic growth may be divergent in the long term. JEL CLASSIFICATION: O44, O10, Q57, Q56 CONTENTS: Introduction; 1. Hypothesis; 2. Literature review; 3. Results; 4. Conclusions; Bibliography.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[RESUMO Este artigo estuda a relação entre crescimento econômico e emissões de dióxido de carbono na Argentina, na Bolívia, no Brasil, no Chile, na Colômbia, no Equador, no México, no Paraguai, no Peru e no Uruguai de 1990 a 2015. Por meio da técnica de painel de cointegração, descobriuse que em 70% dos países analisados, incluindo o consolidado da região, não se cumpre com a curva ambiental de Kuznets. Nos casos do Uruguai e da Colômbia, cumpre-se com a curva ambiental de Kuznets devido à diminuição das elasticidades de ingresso em longo prazo com respeito às de curto prazo. No entanto, o mecanismo de correção de erros para o caso da Colômbia não é es- tatisticamente significativo porque a relação entre as emissões e o crescimento econômico pode ser divergente em longo prazo. CLASSIFICAÇÃO JEL: O44, O10, Q57, Q56 CONTEÚDO: Introdução; 1. Hipótese; 2. Revisão da literatura; 3. Resultados; 4. Conclusões; Bibliografia.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Medio ambiente]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[curva medio ambiental de Kuznets]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[crecimiento económico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[América Latina]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[emisiones de dióxido de carbono]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Environment]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Environmental Kuznets Curve]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[economic growth]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Latin America]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[carbon dioxide emissions.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Meio ambiente]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[curva ambiental de Kuznets]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[crescimento econômico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[América Latina]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[emissões de dióxido de carbono]]></kwd>
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