This study adds to the emerging literature examining empirically the link between population
size, other demographic factors and pollution. We contribute by using more reliable
estimation techniques and examine two air pollutants. By considering sulfur dioxide, we
become the first study to explicitly examine the impact of demographic factors on a pollutant
other than carbon dioxide at the cross-national level. We also take into account the
urbanization rate and the average household size neglected by many prior cross-national …

This study adds to the emerging literature examining empirically the link between population
size, other demographic factors and pollution. We contribute by using more robust
estimation techniques and examine two air pollutants. By considering sulfur dioxide, we
become the first study to explicitly examine the impact of demographic factors on a pollutant
other than carbon dioxide at the cross-national level. We also take into account the
urbanization rate and the average household size neglected by many prior cross-national …