CO2 emissions and economic activity: Heterogeneity across countries and non-stationary series

Nº de Páginas: 370-381
Áreas:
Editorial: Energy Policy, Volume 46

This paper explores the relationship between CO2 emissions and economic

activity for 31 countries (28 OECD, Brazil, China, and India) during the

period 1950 to 2006 using cointegration analysis. Single country long run

relationships are estimated, and equality in the functional form, the

parameters, and the turning point, when appropriate, are rejected. This

confirms the relevance of considering the differences among countries in

the relationship between air pollution and economic activity to avoid wrong

estimations and conclusions